Ohio Vacancies in the State House of Representatives Amendment (May 1968)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Vacancies in the State House of Representatives Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on May 7, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the same method of filling vacant state House of Representatives seats as is in place for filling vacant state Senate seats. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the same method of filling vacant state House of Representatives seats as is in place for filling vacant state Senate seats. |
Election results
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1,020,500 | 67.65% | ||
| No | 487,938 | 32.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Vacancies in the State House of Representatives Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 11 of Article II of the Constitution of the state of Ohio be amended to provide a method of appointment for filling vacancies in the House of Representatives as is provided for filling vacancies in the Senate? | ” |
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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