Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-21
PmoposED AMENDMENTS 10 THR
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO


Proposing 10 amend section 2 OF Arti-
Gle III and sections ! and of Arti-
Gle XVII of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio relative 10 the term
of office of The Governor. Lieuten-
ant Governor. Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer of
State and 10 amend secticn Q of
Article II and sections l. 3. 6. 8. 10.
and IL of Article ky of the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Ohio relative
70 the term of office OF the members
of the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR GOV
ERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
SECRETARY OF S T a T E. TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY CEN
ERAL, AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
Be 1t resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio: Three
fifths of the members elected to each
house concurring therein that there
shall be submitted to the electors of
the state, in the manner prescribed
by law, at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1854.
proposition to amend Section 2 Of
Article XVII of the Constitution of
the State of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. Secretary of State, Treas
urer of State, and Attorney Gen.
four years commencing on the second
Monday of January, 1859. Their terms
of Office shall s"' continue until
their successors are elected and
qualified. The Auditor of State shall
hold his Office for a term of two
years from the second Monday of
January, 1861 to the second Monday
of January. 1868 and thereafter shall
hold this Office for four year term.
No person shall hold the Office of
Governor for period longer than
two successive terms of four years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. /. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November in even numbered
elective officers shall be held on the
6rst Tuesday after the first Monday
in November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE xVn
Sec. 2. The term of the Office of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State.
"'s Treasurer of State '"' and the
Auditor of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
of January, 1859. The Auditor of
State shall hold his office for term
of two years from the second Mon
day of January, 1861 to the second
Monday of January. 1868 and there
after shall hold this office for a four
year term. The term of Office of
judges of the Supreme Court and
Courts of Appeals shall be such even
number of years not less than six
""' years as may be prescribed by
the General Assembly; and that of
the Judges of the Common Pleas
Court six ''' years and of the
Judges of the Probate Court. six '''
years, and that of other Judges shall
be such even number of years not ex-
ceeding six - years as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly.
The term of Office of the Justices of
Peace shall be such even number of
years not exceeding four ''' years,
as may be prescribed by the Cen
eral Assembly. The term of Office of
all elective county, township. munich
pal and school officers shall be such
even number of years not exceeding
four ''' years as NAV be so pre-
Scribed
And the General Assembly shall
have power to so extend existing
pose of Section l of this Article
Amy vacancy which may occur in
any elective state office other than
that of a member of the General
Assembly OF VI SONEIIlOT. SndD De
filed by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed
or a successor elected and qualified.
Every such vacancy shall be filled by
election at the first general election
for the Office which is vacant. that
occurs more than thirty 80 days
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
The person elected shall fill the Of
fee for the uneXpired term All
vacancies in other elective Offices
shall be filed for the unexpired term
in such manner as NAV be prescribed
by law
And be IL further Resolved, That
at the election herein designated for
the submission of this amendment to
the electors of the State of Ohio. the
same shall be placed On the official
ballot in the manner prescribed by
law and shall be designated as fol-
lows: