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H. J. R. No. 2 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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A JOINT RESOLUTION | Proposing to amend Sections 2 and 20 of Article I,
Section 1 of Article II, and Sections 1, 2, 4, and
6 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of
Ohio to set forth in the Constitution of the State
of Ohio a specific right to vote and requirements
attendant thereto.
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| Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring
herein, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the
state, in the manner prescribed by law at the general election to
be held on November 5, 2013, a proposal to amend Sections 2 and 20
of Article I, Section 1 of Article II, and Sections 1, 2, 4, and 6
of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to read as
follows: |
| 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Every elector has the right to vote in the exercise of political
power. Government is instituted for their equal protection and
benefit, and they have the right to alter, reform, or abolish the
same, whenever they may deem it necessary; and no special
privileges or immunities shall ever be granted, that may not be
altered, revoked, or repealed by the General Assembly. |
| Section 20. This enumeration of rights shall not be
construed to impair or deny others retained by the people; and all
powers, not herein delegated, remain with the people. Nothing in
this constitution shall be deemed to deny, diminish, or impair the
rights of any elector qualified to vote in any election in this
state. |
Section 1. The legislative power of the state shall be
vested in a General Assembly consisting of a senate and house of
representatives but the people reserve to themselves the power to
propose to the General Assembly laws and amendments to the
constitution, and to adopt or reject the same at the polls on a
referendum vote as hereinafter provided. They also reserve the
power to adopt or reject any law passed by the general assembly, any codified section of any law as contained in a law passed by
the general assembly, or any item in any law passed by the general
assembly, whether or not appropriating money passed by the General
Assembly, except as hereinafter providedin accordance with the
requirements of this constitution; and independent of the General
Assembly to propose amendments to the constitution and to adopt or
reject the same at the polls. The limitations expressed in the
constitution, on the power of the General Assembly to enact laws,
shall be deemed limitations on the power of the people to enact
laws. |
Section 1. Every citizen of the United States, of the age of
eighteen years, who has beenis a resident of thethis state,
county, township, or ward, such time as may be provided by law,
and has been registered to vote for thirty days, has the
qualifications of an elector, and is entitled to vote at all
elections. Any elector who fails to voteknowingly votes more than
once in at least oneany election during any period of four
consecutive years shall cease to be an elector unless he again
registers to votebe disenfranchised, subject to restoration by a
court of competent jurisdiction. |
| As used in this section, "election" means any federal, state,
district, or local election or any combination of them, whether a
general, primary, or special election. |
| Section 2. All elections shall be by ballot, and the results
of an election shall be verified by audit if the margin of
difference between the number of votes received by the top two
candidates in any race or the number of votes in favor of or
against any ballot issue or question is less than one per cent. |
Section 4. The General Assembly shall have power to exclude
from the privilegeright of voting, or of being eligible to
office, any person convicted of a felony, except no such
individual shall be denied the franchise or be determined
ineligible unless incarcerated upon such felony conviction. |
Section 6. No idiot, or insane person,person who has been
adjudged incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction or who,
by virtue of benefits received, has been adjudged to have a mental
disability that prevents the person from being competent to vote
shall be entitled to the privileges of an elector. |
| EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL
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| If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this
proposal, Sections 2 and 20 of Article I, Section 1 of Article II,
and Sections 1, 2, 4, and 6 of Article V as amended by this
proposal shall take effect immediately and existing Sections 2 and
20 of Article I, Section 1 of Article II, and Sections 1, 2, 4,
and 6 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Ohio shall
be repealed effective immediately. |
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