Ohio Succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1976)

Ohio Succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic State executive official measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing rules relating to the succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

A “no” vote opposed establishing rules relating to the succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Election results

Ohio Succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,388,184	69.48%
No		1,048,967	30.52%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Succession of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment was as follows:

“

To repeal Sections 15 and 17 of Article III and to adopt new Sections 15, 16, and 17 of Article III, Ohio Constitution To provide for and clarify succession to the governorship when the governor can no longer serve. To provide that the Ohio Supreme Court upon resolution of two-thirds of the general assembly has complete jurisdiction to determine disability of the governor or governor-elect. To provide for the election of the governor and lieutenant governor when both offices are vacated during the first 20 months of the term, and To provide for succession when the governor-elect is unable to take the office. Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?

”

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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Toledo Blade, "Ballot Language, Explanations, Arguments, and Resolutions for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution Proposed by the General Assembly to be Submitted to the Voters at the General Election, November 2, 1976," October 21, 1976