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Ohio State Legislative Redistricting Amendment (1967)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio State Legislative Redistricting Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1967. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported creating legislative districts and establishing procedures for apportioning such districts. |
A “no” vote opposed creating legislative districts and establishing procedures for apportioning such districts. |
Election results
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Ohio State Legislative Redistricting Amendment |
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1,315,736 | 59.17% | ||
| No | 908,010 | 40.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Legislative Redistricting Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended to establish House of Representatives districts and Senate districts at the next federal decennial census, and to provide a method for the apportionment of the House of Representatives and Senate into single-member districts beginning in 1973 and every 10 years thereafter, and to repeal the existing provisions? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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