Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO >
rroposina 10 amend section OF Arfi-
Gle III and sections ] and 2 of Arti-
Gle XVII of the Constitution OF fhe
sfafe of Ohio relative to the Term
of Office of the Governor. Lieufen-
ami Governor, Attorney Generai.
Secretary of State and treasurer ox
State and 10 amend section 2 OF
Article II and sections l. .. 6. 3. luS
and IL of Article XI of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Ohio relative
10 the term of Office of the members
Of the General Assembly.
PouR YEAR TERM FOR GOV
EHNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
SECRETARY OF STATE TREAS-
ERAL. AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
Be IT 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
proposition to amend Section of
Article III and sections / and OF
Article XVII of the Constitution of
the State of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec. 3. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary Of State, Treas
urer of State, and Attorney Cen
eral shall hold their offices for
four years commencing on the second
Monday of january. 1889 Their terms
of Office shall continue untli
their successors are e e e and
qualified. The Auditor of State. shall
hold his Office for 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 a four year term.
No person shall hold the office of
Governor for a period longer than
two successive terms of four years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 1. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
In November in ''' even numbered
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 3. The term of the Office OF
the Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State.
s's Treasurer of State ''' and the
Auditor of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
State shall hold his office for a term
OF two years from the second Mon
day OF January. 1901 to the second
Monday of January. 1868 and there
after shall hold this office for 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
800 years as may be prescribed by
the General Assembly: and that of
Court SIX sss 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-
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 Gem
era1 Assembly. The term of office of
pal and school officers shall be such
even number of years not exceeding
four years as may be so pre-
scribed.
And the General Assembly shall
have power to SO extend existing
terms of Office as to effect the pur-
pose Of Section of this Article.
Any vacancy which may occur In
any electlVe state once Otner tnan
that of q member of the General
Assembly or of Governor. shall be
filed by appointment by the Gov
efnor until the disability is removed,
or successor elected and qualified.
Every such vacancy shall be filed by
election at the first general election
for, the office which is vacant, that
occurs more than thirty ''' days
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
The person elected shall fill the of
hce for the unexpired term All
vacancies In other elective Offices
shall be filled for the unexpired term
in such manner as may be prescribed
by law.
And be II 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:
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