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Issue 1 -- State of Ohio -- PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT |
To increase the maximum age at which a person may be elected or appointed judge, to eliminate the authority of the General Assembly to establish courts on conciliation, and to eliminate the authority of the Governor to appoint a Supreme Court Commission
Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly
To amend Section 6 of Article IV and to repeal Sections 19 and 22 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio
A majority yes vote is required for the amendment to Section 6
and the repeal of Sections 19 and 22 to pass.
This proposed amendment would:
1. Increase the maximum age for assuming elected or appointed judicial office from seventy to seventy-five.
2. Eliminate the General Assembly’s authority to establish courts of conciliation.
3. Eliminate the Governor’s authority to appoint members to a Supreme Court Commission.
If approved, the amendment shall take effect immediately.
A “YES” vote means approval of the amendment to Section 6 and the repeal of Sections 19 and 22.
A “NO” vote means disapproval of the amendment to Section 6 and the repeal of Sections 19 and 22.
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No |
| Issue 2 -- State of Ohio -- REFERENDUM |
Referendum on new law relative to government union contracts and other government employment contracts and policies
A majority yes vote is necessary for Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 5 to be approved.
Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 5 is a new law relative to government union contracts and other government employment contracts and policies.
A “YES” vote means you approve the law.
A “NO” vote means you reject the law. |
No |
Issue 3 -- State of Ohio -- PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT |
To preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage
Proposed by Initiative Petition To adopt Section 21 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of Ohio
A majority yes vote is necessary for the amendment to pass.
The proposed amendment would provide that:
1. In Ohio, no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care system.
2. In Ohio, no law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance.
3. In Ohio, no law or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance.
The proposed amendment would not:
1. Affect laws or rules in effect as of March 19, 2010.
2. Affect which services a health care provider or hospital is required to perform or provide.
3. Affect terms and conditions of government employment.
4. Affect any laws calculated to deter fraud or punish wrongdoing in the health care industry.
If approved, the amendment will be effective thirty days after the election. |
Yes |
| Issue 5 -- Columbia Township -- PROPOSED TAX LEVY (ADDITIONAL) |
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP POLICE DISTRICT
(Unincorporated area of Columbia Township)
3 A Majority Affirmative Vote Is
Necessary For Passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP for the purpose of operating the Columbia Township Police District and to provide for the payment of
deputies’ salaries, employees’ pension contribution and miscellaneous equipment to operate the district; at a rate not exceeding .50 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.05 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five (5) years, commencing in 2011, first due in calendar year 2012. |
No |
Issue 6 -- Grafton Township -- PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ELECTRIC AGGREGATION |
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is
Necessary For Passage.
Shall the Township of Grafton have the authority to aggregate the retail electric loads located in the unincorporated area within the Township and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out? |
Yes |
| Issue 15 -- Lorain County JVS -- PROPOSED TAX LEVY (REPLACEMENT AND INCREASE) |
LORAIN COUNTY JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
LORAIN, ERIE AND HURON COUNTIES
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is
Necessary For Passage.
A replacement of 0.75 mill of an existing levy and an increase of 1 mill, to constitute a tax for the benefit of the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District, for the purpose of current expenses at a rate not exceeding 1.75 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.175 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of 10 years, commencing in 2011, first due in calendar year 2012. |
No |
Issue 19 -- Olmsted Falls City School District -- PROPOSED TAX LEVY (ADDITIONAL)
OLMSTED FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage
An additional tax for the benefit of the Olmsted Falls City School District for the purpose of general permanent improvements at a rate not exceeding 2.8 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 28 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years, commencing in 2011, first due in calendar year 2012. |
Yes |
Issue 20 -- Strongsville City School District -- PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL)
STRONGSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of the Strongsville City School District for the purpose of current expenses at a rate not exceeding 6 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 60 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2011, first due in calendar year 2012. |
No |
| Issue 22 -- Lorain County -- PROPOSED SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE |
LORAIN COUNTY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is
Necessary For Passage.
The Board of County Commissioners of Lorain County proposes an increase in the rate of a sales and use tax in the amount of one-quarter of one percent (1/4%) for the purpose of supporting criminal and administrative justice services in Lorain County for a period of 5 years, beginning April 1, 2012. |
No |