Ohio Term Lengths for Executive and Elective County Officials Amendment (1925)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Term Lengths for Executive and Elective County Officials Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1925. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing term lengths for a variety of executive and elective county offices. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing term lengths for a variety of executive and elective county offices. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 325,451 | 37.47% | ||
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543,183 | 62.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Term Lengths for Executive and Elective County Officials Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Article III, Section 2 Article X, Section 2 Proposing to amend Section 2 of Article III, Section 2 of Article X and to repeal Section 2 of Article XVII and Section 3 of Article X of the Constitution of the state of Ohio to provide for terms of office of not less than four years. Article III. Sec. 2. The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and attorney general shall hold their offices for four years. Their terms of office shall commence on the first Monday of January next after their election, and continue until their successors are elected and qualified. Article X. Sec. 2. All elective county officers shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November by the electors of each county * * for a period of four years. | ” |
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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