Ballot Initiatives

INITIATIVE NAME DATE SUBMITTED TYPE AMENDS/ADDS AG ACTION
Community Defense Act #3 Aug. 11, 2006 Init. Statute Adds RC 3567.01-03 Certified Aug. 21, 2006
Guar. High Quality Pub. Ed. Jan. 28, 2007 Const. Amend. Adds Art. VI Sec. 2(A) - (K) Certified Feb. 7, 2007
Healthy Families Act April, 2007 Init. Statute Adds R.C. Chapter 4114 Certified April 16, 2007
Smoking Amendment June 4, 2007 Const. Amend. Adds Art. XV Sec. 12 Rejected June 11, 2007
Strip Club Referendum June 12, 2007 Referendum Repeals Amendments to RC Sec. 503.52, 715.55, and 2907.40 Certified June 15, 2007
Lead Paint Referendum September 7, 2007 Referendum Repeals amendments to R.C. 1356.09, 2307.71, 2307.73, and 2317.02 Certified September 11, 2007
Casino Amendment November 1, 2007 Initiated Constitutional Amendment Adds Art. XV Sec. 6a to the Ohio Constitution Rejected November 13, 2007pdf icon
Casino Amendment #2 November 20, 2007 Initiated Constitutional Amendment Adds Art. XV Sec. 6a to the Ohio Constitution Approved 11/30/07pdf icon
Casino Amendment #3 December 11, 2007 Initiated Constitutional Amendment Adds Art. XV Sec. 6a to the Ohio Constitution Approved 12/20/07pdf icon
Wage Amendment June 6, 2008 Initiatied Constitutional Amendment Ohio Constitution Art. II, Sec. 34a Rejected June 16, 2008pdf icon
Payday Lending Bill June 9, 2008 Referendum Repeals Sub. HB 545 Rejected June 19, 2008
Payday Lending Bill #2 June 25, 2008 Referendum Repeals Sub. HB 545 Under Consideration
Payday Lending Bill #3 June 27, 2008 Referendum Repeals Section 3 of HB 545 Under Consideration