Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-09-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OE OHIO

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing 10 amend section 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. Liouten-
ant Governor. Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer OF
State and 70 amend section OF
Article II and sections /. .. 6. Q. 10.
and IL of Article XXI of the ConSti-
fution of the State of Ohio relative
10 the term of Office of the members
OF the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TENN FOR GOV
ERNOR. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
SECRETARY OF ATE. TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY GEM
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
Be II resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio: Three
hfths of the members elected to each
house concurring therein that there
shall be submitted to the electors of
the state, in the manner prescribed
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. 1854
proposition to amend Section 2 of
Article III and sections and of
the State of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Treas
urer of State, and Attorney Gem
eral shall hold their offices for
four years commencing on the second
Monday of January, 1859. Their terms
of office shall "'' continue until
their successors are elect te d 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 a period longer than
two successive terms of four years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. l. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
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 XVI
Sec. 2. The term of the Office of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State.
Auditor of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
of January, 1859. The Auditor of
State shall hold his Office for a term
day of january. 1861 to the second
Monday of January, 1868 and there
after shall hold this Office for four
year term. The term of Office of
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 +S' 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 l of this Article
Any vacancy which may occur in
any elective state office other than
that of a member of the General
Assembly or of Governor. shall be
filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed,
or a 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
fee 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 It 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:
To amend section 2 OF
Article III and sections