Ohio Limit of State Commercial Powers on Sundays Initiative (1962)
| Ohio Limit of State Commercial Powers on Sundays Initiative | |
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| Topic Business regulations andSunday regulations | |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment | Origin |
Ohio Limit of State Commercial Powers on Sundays Initiative was on theballot as aninitiated constitutional amendment inOhio onNovember 6, 1962. It wasdefeated.
A"yes" votesupported limiting the power of the state to limit the sale of goods on Sundays. |
A"no" voteopposed limiting the power of the state to limit the sale of goods on Sundays. |
Election results
Ohio Limit of State Commercial Powers on Sundays Initiative | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,274,792 | 42.89% | ||
| 1,697,433 | 57.11% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Limit of State Commercial Powers on Sundays Initiative was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the state of Ohio, providing that the sale of certain articles and services may not be prohibited on Sunday or any other day of the week in the state of Ohio, be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
Aninitiated constitutional amendment is acitizen-initiated ballot measure that amends astate's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Ohio, thenumber of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
Ohio also requires initiative sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signaturedistribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Petitions are allowed to circulate for an indefinite period of time. Signatures are due 125 days prior to the general election that proponents want the initiative on.
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- Ohio 1962 ballot measures
- State ballots, 1962
- State Ballot Measure, November 6, 1962
- Defeated, 1962
- Defeated, November 6, 1962
- Ohio 1962 ballot measures, certified
- Business regulations, Ohio
- Business regulations, 1962
- Certified, business regulations, 1962
- Sunday regulations, Ohio
- Sunday regulations, 1962
- Certified, sunday regulations, 1962
- Initiated amendment certified for the 1962 ballot
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