Ohio Form and Powers of County Government Amendment (1957)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Form and Powers of County Government Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 5, 1957. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing electors in counties to approve changes relating to the form and powers of their county government. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing electors in counties to approve changes relating to the form and powers of their county government. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Prozentualer Anteil | ||
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832,912 | 51.04% | ||
| No | 799,094 | 48.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Form and Powers of County Government Amendment was as follows:
| " | Shall the proposed amendment of Section 3 of Article X of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to provide that the electors of a county may approve, by majority vote, a county charter changing the form of county government and granting it powers concurrent with those of municipalities and may, in counties having a population over 500,000, approve a charter providing for exclusive exercise of municipal powers by the county with a majority of those voting in the largest municipality and in the county outside such municipality, be adopted? | ” |
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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