Ohio Supreme Court Temporary Judges Amendment (1944)
| Ohio Supreme Court Temporary Judges Amendment (1944) | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State judiciary |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Supreme Court Temporary Judges Amendment (1944) was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for appeals court judges to temporarily stand in place of absent supreme court judges in the event they are unable to serve. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for appeals court judges to temporarily stand in place of absent supreme court judges in the event they are unable to serve. |
Election results
|
Ohio Supreme Court Temporary Judges Amendment (1944) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
1,429,635 | 70.05% | ||
| No | 611,276 | 29.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Supreme Court Temporary Judges Amendment (1944) was as follows:
| “ | Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, permitting the use of temporary or substitute judges in the Supreme Court of Ohio. A proposition, by joint resolution of the general assembly of Ohio, proposing to amend section 2 of article IV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, so that if any of the judges of the supreme court shall be unable, bu reason of illness, disability or disqualification to hear, consider and decide a cause or causes, the chief justice, or in case of the absence or disability of the chief justice, the judge having the longest period of service upon the supreme court, may direct any judge of any court of appeals to sit with the judges of the supreme court in the place and stead of the absent judge. The judge of the court of appeals so designated shall temporarily perform the duties of a judge of the supreme court as to such cause or causes designated. SCHEDULE If the voters for the proposal shall exceed those against it, this amendment shall take effect, and existing section 2 of article IV of the constitution of the state of Ohio shall be repealed and annulled. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Ohio Columbus (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
