Ohio State Legislative Successive Term Limits Initiative (1992)
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Origin |
Ohio State Legislative Successive Term Limits Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing successive term limits for state legislative officials. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing successive term limits for state legislative officials. |
Election results
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2,982,285 | 68.40% | ||
| No | 1,378,009 | 31.60% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Legislative Successive Term Limits Initiative was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article II, Section 2 of the Ohio Constitution by the addition of the following paragraphs: No person shall hold the office of State Senator for a period of longer than two successive terms of four years. No person shall hold the office of State Representative for a period longer than four successive terms of two years. Terms shall be considered successive unless separated by a period of four or more years. Only terms beginning on or after January 1, 1993 shall be considered in determining an individual's eligibility to hold office. In determining the eligibility of an individual to hold an office in accordance with this article, (A) time spent in an office in fulfillment of a term to which another person was first elected shall not be considered provided that a period of at least four years passed between the time, if any, in which the individual previously held that office, and the time the individual is elected or appointed to fill the unexpired term; and (B) and person who is elected to an office in a regularly scheduled election and resigns prior to the completion of the term for which he or she was elected, shall be considered to have served the full term in the office. If adopted by a majority of electors voting on this amendment, each provision of this amendment shall be deemed severable from the others, and a find that a provision is invalid shall not affect the other provisions. A majority yes vote is necessary for passage Shall the proposed amendment be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Ohio, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
Ohio also requires initiative sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signature distribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Petitions are allowed to circulate for an indefinite period of time. Signatures are due 125 days prior to the general election that proponents want the initiative on.
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