Ohio Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative (1983)
| Ohio Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative | |
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| Topic State legislative vote requirements andTaxes | |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment | Origin |
Ohio Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative was on theballot as aninitiated constitutional amendment inOhio onNovember 8, 1983. It wasdefeated.
A“yes” votesupported requiring a 3/5ths supermajority in the state legislature to increase taxes. |
A“no” voteopposed requiring a 3/5ths supermajority in the state legislature to increase taxes. |
Election results
Ohio Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,354,320 | 40.77% | ||
| 1,967,129 | 59.23% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative was as follows:
| “ | To amend Article II, Section 15 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio This proposed amendment would replace the present constitutional majority requirement for the enactment of revenue raising bills in each house of the general assembly with a three-fifths majority vote requirement in each house of the general assembly. A revenue raising bill is any bill considered by the general assembly that proposes any change in the laws of this state that increases the revenue derived from any tax levied upon any person or taxpayer by any means or methods, including, but not limited to: the imposition of new taxes, increased rates, changes in methods of computation, or changes in deductions, credits, exclusions, exemptions, or definitions. If adopted, this amendment shall take effect December 8, 1983. Shall the proposed amendment 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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