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Ohio Constitution
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Preamble
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The Ohio Constitution is the fundamental governing certificate of the land of Ohio.

Features

The Ohio Constitution provided the rights for Ohio citizens and is the basic law of the state. This state constitution has the distinction of having 1 of the shortest preambles which includes 28 words.[one]

Groundwork

  • The electric current (and second) Ohio Constitution was adopted in 1851. An Ohio constitutional convention was held in 1912 and proposed substantial revisions to the 1851 constitution, many of which were canonical. These changes are considered by some to constitute a new constitution.[2]
  • The 1851 constitution has been amended 169 times.[3]
  • The most recent amendment to the Ohio Constitution was approved by voters in 2018.
  • Ohio has a procedure for initiated constitutional amendments, which means constitutional amendments tin go along the ballot through citizen initiatives, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, or constitutional conventions.

Preamble

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The preamble to the Ohio Constitution states:

We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our mutual welfare, do establish this Constitution. [4]

It is i of the shortest preambles of whatsoever U.Southward. country constitution.[5]

Article I: Bill of Rights

See also: Article I, Ohio Constitution

Article I of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Bill of Rights" and consists of 21 sections. The Ohio Constitution's Nib of Rights is substantially similar to its federal counterpart but also includes the right to alter, reform or abolish authorities; rights of conscience and education; rights for victims of crime; a prohibition of imprisonment for debt; and the right to payment of amercement for wrongful expiry.

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Commodity Two: Legislative

See also: Article Two, Ohio Constitution

Article Ii of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Legislature" and consists of 42 sections, 4 of which accept been repealed.

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Article Iii: Executive

See too: Article 3, Ohio Constitution

Article III of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Executive" and consists of 22 sections, ii of which have been repealed.

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Article Iv: Judicial

Run into likewise: Article IV, Ohio Constitution

Commodity Four of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Judicial" and consists of 23 sections, seven of which take been repealed.

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Article V: Constituent Franchise

See besides: Article V, Ohio Constitution

Article V of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Elective Franchise" and consists of nine sections, ii of which have been repealed.

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Commodity Half-dozen: Education

See also: Commodity VI, Ohio Constitution

Article VI of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Educational activity" and consists of six sections.

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Article VII: Public Institutions

See too: Commodity 7, Ohio Constitution

Article 7 of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Public Institutions" and consists of three sections.

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Commodity VIII: Public Debt and Public Works

See also: Article 8, Ohio Constitution

Commodity Viii of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Public Debt and Public Works" and consists of 17 sections, one of which have been repealed.

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Commodity 9: Militia

Run into also: Article Nine, Ohio Constitution

Article IX of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Militia" and consists of five sections, one of which has been repealed.

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Article X: County and Township Organizations

Run into besides: Commodity X, Ohio Constitution

Article X of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "County and Township Organizations" and consists of four sections.

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Article Eleven: General Associates Redistricting

See also: Article XI, Ohio Constitution

Article Xi of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "General Assembly Redistricting" and consists of ten sections.

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Commodity XII: Finance and Revenue enhancement

See also: Article XII, Ohio Constitution

Article XII of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Finance and Tax" and consists of xiii sections, four of which take been repealed.

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Article XIII: Corporations

See also: Commodity 13, Ohio Constitution

Article XIII of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Corporations" and consists of seven sections.

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Article 14: Ohio Livestock Intendance Standards Board

Encounter also: Article Fourteen, Ohio Constitution

Article Fourteen of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board" and consists of one section.

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Article XV: Miscellaneous

See also: Article XV, Ohio Constitution

Article XV of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Miscellaneous" and consists of xi sections, iv of which have been repealed.

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Commodity Sixteen: Amendments

See also: Commodity Sixteen, Ohio Constitution

Article XVI of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Amendments" and consists of iii sections.

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Article XVII: Elections

Meet also: Article XVII, Ohio Constitution

Article XVII of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Elections" and consists of two sections.

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Article Eighteen: Municipal Corporations

See also: Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution

Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution is entitled "Municipal Corporations" and consists of 14 sections.

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Article 19: Congressional Redistricting

Run into also: Article XIX, Ohio Constitution

Article Nineteen of the Ohio Constitution addresses congressional redistricting and consists of three sections. Issue i of 2018 added Article Xix to the Ohio Constitution.

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Schedule

Encounter likewise: Schedule, Ohio Constitution

The Schedule of the Ohio Constitution is follows 18 articles and a preamble.

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Amending the constitution

See likewise: Department 1a, Article Two, Ohio Constitution and Article XVI, Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution
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Preamble
Articles
I • II • Three • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • Nine • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • Xv • 16 • XVII • XVIII • XIX • Schedule

The Ohio Constitution lays out 3 dissimilar paths, in two different manufactures, for how to go almost changing the land'due south constitution.

  • Department 1a of Commodity II defines the right of citizens to use initiated constitutional amendments.
  • Valid signatures equaling 10 percent of the number of votes cast for all gubernatorial candidates in the most contempo gubernatorial election are required to qualify an initiated constitutional subpoena for the election.
  • The constitution says that petitions must have printed on them the words "Amendment to the Constitution Proposed by Initiative Petition to be Submitted Direct to the Electors."
  • The constitution established the Ohio Ballot Board to oversee election measures.
  • If an initiated constitutional amendment reaches the election, a simple majority vote from all state voters voting on the mensurate is required to approve it.
  • The Ohio land legislature can advise amendments for voter approval, according to Article 16, if sixty percent of both chambers concord to it.
  • The constitution established the Ohio Ballot Board to oversee election measures.
  • Elections on amendments proposed by the legislature tin can take place on full general election days or special ballot days.
  • The Ohio Supreme Courtroom has original jurisdiction over matters relating to legislatively-proposed amendments.
  • Lawsuits against legislatively-proposed amendments, for the most part, cannot exist filed within 64 days of the ballot.
  • Finally, Ohio tin can call a constitutional convention in two dissimilar ways:
  • The Ohio land legislature, if approved by a two-thirds majority of country legislators, can put a question on the ballot about whether to have a convention.
  • Every 20 years, starting in 1932, the question "Shall at that place be a convention to revise, alter, or meliorate the constitution?" must automatically appear on the state's ballot.
  • This twenty-year cycle is invariant regardless of whether the country legislature likewise votes to put a similar question on the ballot from time to fourth dimension.

History

Ohio achieved statehood in 1803. Prior to 1803, Ohio was function of the Northwest Territory, jump by Pennsylvania, Canada, the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. The Ordinance of 1787, enacted on July 13, 1787, divided the territory into "not less than three nor more five States."[6]

Ohio was eligible for statehood in 1802 after the population had grown to 60,000 persons. White male person voters elected delegates to draft the constitution which was approved by Congress on February 19, 1803. At that time Ohio was admitted equally the 17th land.[7]

Afterwards 47 years, citizens of Ohio voted to hold a 2nd constitutional convention. The growth of the state and inadequate government services were addressed and a 2d constitution was completed in 1851.[vii]

Later 1851, iv more conventions were held to reform the state constitution. Each revision placed more ability in the easily of Ohio citizens. The changes also equalized the branches of regime. The final convention was held in 1912.[vi]

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  • Constitutional revision
  • Constitutional convention
  • Amendments
    • Initiated constitutional amendment
    • Legislatively-referred ramble subpoena
    • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
    • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
    • Land constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

  • Ohio Legislative Service Commission, "Ohio Constitution"
  • Ohio Legislative Service Commission, "The Constitutional Framework of the Ohio State Government"

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ohio Secretary of Land, "The Ohio constitution," accessed Baronial fourteen, 2014
  2. ↑ Ohio Secretarial assistant of State, "Constitution of the Land of Ohio," accessed April 29, 2015
  3. ↑ Knowledge Center, "A Statistical Approach to Ohio's Constitutional History...And a Calculation of Its Future," July i, 2012
  4. ↑ Ohio Full general Assembly, "Ohio Constitution Online," accessed March 30, 2014
  5. ↑ Ohio SOS, "The Historical Documents: The Ohio Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.ane CSU Ohio Law, "The Ohio Constitution: A Cursory History," accessed March xxx, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 vii.ane The Ohio House of Representatives, "History of the Ohio House of Representatives," accessed March xxx, 2014

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