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Ohio State Legislative Redistricting Amendment (May 1967)
| Ohio State Legislative Redistricting Amendment | |
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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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 May 2, 1967. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported apportioning the general assembly into single-member state legislative districts and establishing a method for apportioning districts every ten years. |
A “no” vote opposed apportioning the general assembly into single-member state legislative districts and establishing a method for apportioning districts every ten years. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 699,021 | 45.12% | ||
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850,068 | 54.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Legislative Redistricting Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Ohio be amended to establish the present legislative districts until the next census and 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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