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O Const II Sec. 1 Legislative power vested in General Assembly; initiative and referendum reserved to people
OH CONST Art. II, § 1Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Ohio (Approx. 2 pages)
O Const II Sec. 1 Legislative power vested in General Assembly; initiative and referendum reserved to people
OH CONST Art. II, § 1Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code AnnotatedConstitution of the State of Ohio (Approx. 2 pages)
Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated
Constitution of the State of Ohio
Article II. Legislative (Refs & Annos)
OH Const. Art. II, § 1
O Const II Sec. 1 Legislative power vested in General Assembly; initiative and referendum reserved to people
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, section of any law or any item in any law appropriating money passed by the General Assembly, except as hereinafter provided; 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.
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(125 v 1094, am. eff. 11-3-1953; Initiative petition, am. 11-5-1918 election; 1912 constitutional convention, am. eff. 10-1-1912; 1851 constitutional convention, adopted eff. 9-1-1851)
Const. Art. II, § 1, OH CONST Art. II, § 1
Current through File 25 of the 135th General Assembly (2023-2024) and 2023 Statewide Issues 1 and 2 (November Election).
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