Ohio Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative (1975)
| Ohio Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Bond issues andTaxes | |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment | Origin |
Ohio Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative was on theballot as aninitiated constitutional amendment inOhio onNovember 4, 1975. It wasdefeated.
A"yes" votesupported authorizing bonds and the levy of a 9/10 of one cent per gallon gasoline tax for the development, restoration, and upgrade of highways and transportation facilities. |
A"no" voteopposed authorizing bonds and the levy of a 9/10 of one cent per gallon gasoline tax for the development, restoration, and upgrade of highways and transportation facilities. |
Election results
Ohio Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 439,041 | 16.00% | ||
| 2,304,854 | 84.00% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative was as follows:
| “ | To authorize the issuance of bonds and notes in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000,000 to be paid from an additional levy of 9/10 of one cent per gallon gasoline tax, commencing April 1, 1976, and from other highway funds and the general revenue fund of the additional gasoline tax monies are insufficient, for the development, restoration and upgrading of highways and other transportation facilities. 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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