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Aug 7, 2023 · Ohio has had 227 proposed amendments since 1913. 127 of them have passed, but 49 of those approved amendments received less than 60% of votes.
Thirty amendments to the constitution have been passed by voters, with twenty-five dealing solely with giving the state government more authority to borrow money. [35]
Jul 21, 2023 · Since 1914, 228 amendments have been proposed to the Ohio Constitution, with 125 passing by simple majority. One hundred and six of 157 from the General Assembly; whereas, 19 of 71 from Citizen...
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The first steps toward I&R in Ohio begin in 1896 when the National Direct Legislation League met in St. Louis, Missouri. The league elected 56 vice presidents, four of whom were from Ohio, the largest number of the 36 states that were represented.
1992 term limit initiatives
In 1992, three separate term limits initiatives were petitioned onto the ballot and approved at the ballot box: Congressional Term Limits, Gubernatorial Term Limits, and State Legislative Term Limits.
2015 marijuana initiative
The 2015 elections featured the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Issue 3, a controversial measure to legalize marijuana for anyone over 21 years of age that made national news. The measure would have created 10 facilities that had exclusive rights to commercially grow the drug, which led state lawmakers to legislatively refer the Initiated Monopolies Amendment, Issue 2to the ballot. Issue 2 would have invalidated Issue 3, if the marijuana initiative had passed. Issue 3 was defeated at the p...
The current Ohio Constitution has been amended 173 times. [1] Voters last approved a new amendment to the Ohio Constitution on November 7, 2023, when voters approved Issue 1. The Ohio Constitution can be amended with a legislative, citizen-initiated, or covention-referred constitutional amendment, all of which require voter approval.
Dec 4, 2022 · The Ohio General Assembly has proposed 17 amendments since 2000, of which 15 passed. On Nov. 17, LaRose and Stewart announced a fast-track effort to raise the threshold for passing...
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Jul 14, 2023 · From 1912 to 2022, 69 of the 161 voter-approved constitutional amendments received between 50% and 60% of the vote; therefore, under a 60% vote threshold, 92 (34.20%) of 269 constitutional amendments would have been approved.
