Ohio Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment (1982)

Ohio Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment
Election date November 2, 1982
Topic Taxes and Transportation
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Ohio Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority to build high-speed rail system and levying a 1% sales tax to build it.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority to build high-speed rail system and levying a 1% sales tax to build it.

Election results

Ohio Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		708,605	22.64%
No		2,420,593	77.36%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment was as follows:

“

To adopt Section 14 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would: Authorize the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority to design, construct, and operate a high-speed intercity transportation system along three specified corridors in the state, and levy an additional 1% sales and use tax to be used for the design and construction of the system; Require the authority to adopt a plan for the system by June 1, 1984, and allow the authority to provide transportation services from locations anywhere within the state to the high-speed corridors; Require a vote on the continuation of the addition 1% sales and use taxes two years after the system is completed, but not later than the year 2000; Prohibit the Authority from borrowing money or creating any debt. If adopted, this amendment shall take immediate effect. Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?

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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

1982 Measures

• 1982 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Transportation on the ballot
• 1982 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