Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO


CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing TO amend section of Arti-
Gle III and sections ! and OF Arti-
Gle XVII of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio relative 70 the term
of office of the Governor, Lieuten-
ami Governor, Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer OF
Article II and sections l, 3. 8. 9. 10,
and IL of Article xI of the Consti-
fulton of the State of Ohio relative
TO the term of Office of the members
of the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR GOV
ERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
SECRETARY OF s ATE TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY CEN
ERAL, AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
Be It resolved by the General AS
sembly OF the State OF ONO: Three-
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
@ arst Monday Nj In November, 1854. a
proposition TO amend Section 2 of
Article III and sections and OF
Article XVII of the Constitution of
the State OF Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
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. 1859; nI Their terms s:ntiS
their successors are elected and
qualified. The Auditor OF State shall
hold his once for term of two
years from the second Monday OK
1881 ,os e tns s s9eser as
hold this Office for q four year term:
No person shall hold the Office of
Governor for a period longer than
two successive terms OF four years.
ARTICLE XVI
Sec. I, Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
FIRST Tuesday after the hrst Monday
In November in s's even numbered
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
Ia November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec Z The term o6 the ONCE Cd
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 q term
OF two years from the second Mon:
Monday of January. 1868 and there
after shall hold this, Office for a four
year term. The term Of Office o6
Judges OF the Supreme Court and
Courts Of Appeals shall be such even
see years as may be prescribed by
the General Assembly; and that o6
the Judges of the Common Pleas
Court dx years and OF ne
years. and that of other Judges shall
be such even number OF years not ex-
ceeding six sss years rs may be pre-
Scribed by the General Assembly.
The term of Office of the Justices of
years ears not sos exeeedinR Se s four four years.
rs may be prescribed by the Cen
eral Assembly. The term OF ONCE of
all elective county, township. munich
pal and school officers shall be such
four go years as may be 90 pre-
acribed.
And the General Assembly shall
have power to 10 extend existing
terms OF Office as 70 effect the pur-
pose of Section OF this Article.
Any vacancy which may occur IN
any elective state Office other than
that of q member OF the General
Assembly or Of Governor. shah be
filed by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability Is removed.
or q 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 go" days
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
The person elected shall ill the Of
nee for the uneXpired term. All
vacancies In other elective Offices
shall be filed for the unexpired term
In such manner as may be prescribed
by law.
And be II further Resolved, That
at 0he 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: