Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment (May 1973)

Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment
Election date May 8, 1973
Topic Eminent domain policy and Water
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on May 8, 1973. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported permitting the taking of private property for sewer and water lines prior to the payment for such property.

A “no” vote opposed permitting the taking of private property for sewer and water lines prior to the payment for such property.

Election results

Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		405,035	28.97%
No		993,245	71.03%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment was as follows:

“

Shall section 19 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution be amended to permit the taking, before payment, of private property by public agencies for the purpose of constructing and maintaining sanitary sewers and water lines?

”

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

1973 Measures

• 1973 Measures
• Water on the ballot
• Eminent domain policy on the ballot
• 1973 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Toledo Blade, "The Blade's Recommendations," May 7, 1973