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Two statewide ballot measures were certified for the 2022 ballot in the state of Ohio. Voters approved both measures.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Issue 1 | Require judges to "use factors such as public safety, including the seriousness of the offense, and a person's criminal record" when setting amounts and conditions of bail |
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3,107,629 (78%) |
901,997 (22%) |
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| Issue 2 | Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote |
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3,099,868 (77%) |
931,205 (23%) |
Referral of 2022 ballot measures
The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the legislative referrals certified for the ballot, the votes that the referrals received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the referrals in each legislative chamber:
| Ohio Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 19 | Yes votes: 25 (78%) | No votes: 7 (22%) | Yes: 0; No: 7 | Yes: 25; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 59 | Yes votes: 63 (63.63%) | No votes: 33 (33.33%) | Yes: 0; No: 33 | Yes: 63; No: 0 |
| Ohio Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 19 | Yes votes: 32 (100%) | No votes: 0 (0%) | Yes: 7; No: 0 | Yes: 25; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 59 | Yes votes: 68 (68.68%) | No votes: 28 (28.28%) | Yes: 5; No: 28 | Yes: 63; No: 0 |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Ohio, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments, state statutes, and veto referendums. Voters approved a constitutional amendment for initiative and referendum powers in 1912.
In 2022, 442,958 signatures were required for initiated constitutional amendments.
In Ohio, initiated statutes begin as indirect initiatives, requiring 132,887 signatures in 2022 to go before the Ohio State Legislature, which had the option to approve an initiative without a vote of electors. Should the state legislature fail to adopt an indirect initiative, the initiated statute becomes direct, requiring an additional 132,887 signatures (for a grand total of 265,774) to go before voters in 2022.
A veto referendum required 265,774 signatures in 2022. The deadline for veto referendums was 90 days after the targeted law was signed.
In Ohio, signatures for citizen-initiated measures must come from 44 of Ohio's 88 counties.
Legislature
The Ohio General Assembly can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and state statutes, to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years. In Ohio, the most common type of legislative referral is the constitutional amendment, which requires voter approval. Between 1995 and 2018, just one legislative referral was a statute.
Ohio requires a 60 percent vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Historical facts
In Ohio, a total of 63 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2018. Thirty-eight ballot measures were approved, and 25 ballot measures were defeated.
| Ohio statewide ballot measures, 1985-2018 | |||||||
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| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
| # | % | # | % | ||||
Ballot initiative certification rates
The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Ohio between 2010 and 2020:
| Ohio statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2020 | |||
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| Year | Ballot initiatives filed | Certified | |
| # | % | ||
| Averages | |||
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | Marijuana Legalization Initiative | Marijuana | Legalizes the use of recreational marijuana for adults 21 years of age or older | 
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| CICA | Allow Civil Action Against State and Local Government Entities Amendment | Civil trials and Law enforcement | Allows individuals to bring a civil action against state and local government entities for violating their rights, privileges, or immunities guaranteed under the state constitution | 
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| CICA | Nursing Facilities Staff-to-Patient Ratios and Care Requirements Initiative | Healthcare | Establishes staff-to-patient ratios and minimum care requirements in nursing facilities |
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| CICA | Medical Right to Refuse Initiative | Healthcare | Affirms an individual's right to refuse a medical treatment or procedure |
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| IndISS | Prohibit Discrimination Against Vaccine and Gene Therapy Choice Initiative | Healthcare | Prohibit discrimination by political subdivisions, healthcare providers, nursing homes, insurers, employers, or other institutions against an individual's choice to receive or not receive a vaccine or gene therapy |
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Local ballot measures
- See also: Ohio 2022 local ballot measures
Click here to read more about 2022 local ballot measures in Ohio.
See also
- 2022 ballot measures
- Ohio ballot measures
- Ohio signature requirements
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Ohio
- Laws governing the initiative process in Ohio
External links
- Initiative Petitions Submitted to the Attorney General's Office
- Ohio Ballot Board
- Ohio State Legislature
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