Ohio Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment (1939)

Ohio Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment
Election date November 7, 1939
Topic Administration of government and Education
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 7, 1939. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported replacing the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction with the State Board of Education.

A "no" vote opposed replacing the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction with the State Board of Education.

Election results

Ohio Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		747,545	39.67%
No		1,137,054	60.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment was as follows:

“

To amend section 4 of Article VI of the constitution of the state of Ohio, to create a state board of education and a director of education, and to abolish the existing office of superintendent of public instruction. ARTICLE VI Sec. 4. There shall be a state board of education to be constituted by law, whose members shall serve without compensation. There shall be a director of education, who shall be appointed by the state board of education. The respective powers and duties of the board and of the director shall be prescribed by law. SCHEDULE If the votes for the proposal shall exceed those against it, the foregoing section shall take effect January 1, 1940, and existing section 4 of article VI of the constitution shall be repealed and annulled.

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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

1939 Measures

• 1939 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• Education on the ballot
• 1939 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