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OH HJR1

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/15/2023

Primary Sponsor

Brian Stewart

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Origin

House of Representatives

135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

AI Summary

  • Requires at least 60% of electors voting to approve any constitutional amendment, replacing the current simple majority requirement for both legislature-proposed and initiative-proposed amendments.

  • Prohibits constitutional amendments proposed by initiative from creating monopolies, oligopolies, cartels, determining tax rates, or conferring commercial rights not available to similarly situated persons.

  • Requires two separate ballot questions for initiative amendments conflicting with commercial restrictions, with both needing 60% approval for the amendment to take effect.

  • Eliminates the ability to file additional signatures for initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments; only law and referendum petitions may receive additional signatures.

  • Changes petition signature requirements for constitutional amendments to require signatures from all counties (not just one-half of counties) with at least 5% of each county's electors signing.

Legislative Description

CA: Require 60% vote to approve any constitutional amendment

Elections

Last Action

Reported - Amended: Constitutional Resolutions

4/20/2023

Committee Referrals

Constitutional Resolutions2/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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