Ohio Terms of Office and Vacancies Amendment (June 1976)

Ohio Terms of Office and Vacancies Amendment
Election date June 8, 1976
Topic Local government officials and elections
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Terms of Office and Vacancies Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on June 8, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring municipal and county charters to provide terms of even-numbered years for elected officers, requiring vacancies in any elected state office be filled as provided by law, and repealing the authority of the governor to fill lieutenant governor vacancies.

A "no" vote opposed requiring municipal and county charters to provide terms of even-numbered years for elected officers, requiring vacancies in any elected state office be filled as provided by law, and repealing the authority of the governor to fill lieutenant governor vacancies.

Election results

Ohio Terms of Office and Vacancies Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		954,446	58.82%
No		668,159	41.18%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Terms of Office and Vacancies Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend Sections 1 and 2 of Article XVII, Ohio Constitution To require municipal and county charters to provide for terms of even-numbered years for elected officers. To require vacancies in any elected state office created by Articles II and III and by or pursuant to Article IV to be filled only as provided in such articles. Vacancies and elective state offices not so created shall be filled by the governor until a successor can be elected for the unexpired term. The provision authorizing the governor to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor is repealed. 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
• Local government officials and elections on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Ohio

• Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Cleveland State University Law Library, "Ohio Constitution - Law and History: Table of Proposed Amendments," June 2, 2023