Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-09-24
Proposed AMENDMENTS TO TEE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

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CONSTITUTION OF OHIO 81
Proposing 10 amend section Of Arfi-
cie III and sections ! and z of Arti-
Gle XVII of the Constitution OF the
State Of Ohio relative TO the term
of Office of the Governor Lieufeu-
ant Governor, AtforneY General.
Secretary Of State and Treasurer OF
STATE and TO amend section OF
Article II and sections l. 3. 8. 9. 10.
and IL of Article XXI of the Consti-
futiou of the State of Ohio relative
40 the term of office of the members
od the General Assembly.
POUR YEAR TERM FOR GOV
SECRETARY OF s 7 a r e. TREAS
UFER OF STATE, ATTORNEY GEM
ERAL, AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
he II 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
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. 1854. a
proposition to amend Section of
Article III and sections / and of
Article xvii OF Tie OOTSLituLtOu 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.
eral shall hold their offices for
four years commencing on the second
Of oaonass offise oi shah 'cea Continue until 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
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 l. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November in s"s even numbered
years: and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
6rst Tuesday after the first Monday
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 2. The term of the Office of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General. Secretary of State.
''' Treasurer of State ''' and the
commencing on the second Monday
of January, 1859. The Auditor of
State shall hold his office for a term
OF two years from the second Mon
day of January. 1864 to the second
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
10,
the General Assembly; and that of
the Judges of the Common Pleas
Court six Sss years and of the
Judges of the Probate Court. six '''
years, and that of other Judges shall
ceeding six ''s 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 80 years.
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 %ss 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 SlGCLlVe Sbdpe ONCE OCner Lf1an
that of member of the General
Assembly or of Governor, shall be
filed by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed,
or 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 ''s 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 filed 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: