Ohio Constitution - Constitutional Revision
Contents:
- Table of Proposed Amendments and Votes, 1857-current - Appendix B from "The Ohio State Constitution, A Reference Guide", Steven H. Steinglass & Gino J. Scarselli , KFO401 1851 .A6 S74 2004, enhanced by linking to text of ballot language or text of the amendment, where available.
- Statistical Tables of Amendments Proposed and Adopted
Ohio Constitutional Revision (pre-1912)
- Patterson, Isaac F., The Constitutions of Ohio: Amendments and Proposed Amendments (Cleveland, Arthur H. Clark Co., 1912), 358 p.- Law Library Special Collections, KFO401.A15.
- Procedure for an Initiated Constitutional Amendment - from the Secretary of State's website.
Ohio Constitutional Revision (post-1912)
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Proposed Amendment History
- Table of Votes on the Amendments Proposed by the Constitutional Convention of 1912
- Bigelow, Herbert S. New Constitution for Ohio: An Explanation of the Work of Ohio’s Fourth Constitutional Convention. Washington: [s.n.], July 5, 1912. (Contained in State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) pdf copy.
- Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Intiated Legislation, and Laws Challenged by Referendum, Submitted to Electors - 1912-2007, on the Secretary of State's webpage.
- Statewide Issue History 1998- Present, from the Secretary of State's webpage. Contains text of the ballot language.
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Pending Constitutional Amendments
- Ballot Initiatives Filed with the Ohio Attorney General -current, from the Ohio Attorney General's webpage
- Ballot Initiatives Filed with the Ohio Attorney General
(2005 -) - Ohio Ballot Board - lists certified statewide ballot issues for the upcoming election, and pending ballot issues for the upcoming election.
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November 2009 Ballot Initiatives:
- For ballot language and explanations, see the Ballot Board's site
- ISSUE 1: TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE TO ISSUE BONDS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION
TO VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAQ CONFLICTS. To adopt Section 2r of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. Proposed by the General Assembly. - ISSUE 2: TO CREATE THE OHIO LIVESTOCK CARE STANDARDS BOARD TO ESTABLISH
AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS OF CARE FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY.To adopt Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. Proposed by the General Assembly. - ISSUE 3: TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW FOR ONE CASINO EACH IN
CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, AND TOLEDO AND DISTRIBUTE
TO ALL OHIO COUNTIES A TAX ON THE CASINOS. To adopt Section 6 to Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. Proposed by Initiative Petition.
Researching Initiatives and Referenda
Sampson, Sara A., "Researching Initiatives and Referenda, A Guide for Ohio", Legal Reference Services Quarterly ,VOl. 26, Issue 3/4 (2007).
Constitutional Revision Commission
- Recommendations for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution: Final Report, Index to Proceedings and Research (Columbus: The Commission, 1977). On microform: KF4529.S74