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Issues for
Primary Election May 4, 2010
ISSUE 1 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
To EXTEND THE OHIO THIRD FRONTIER PROGRAM BY
AUTHORIZING THE iSSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS to promote
economic growth
Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General
Assembly
To amend Section 2p of Article VIII Constitution
of the State of Ohio
This proposed
amendment would:
- Continue funding for
research and development purposes by authorizing the state to issue $700
million of general obligation bonds to renew and continue programs for
research and development in support of Ohio industry, commerce, and
business.
- Limit the amount of all state general obligations that
may be issued for, and the amounts of proceeds from those state general
obligations that may be committed to, those research and development
purposes, to no more than $450 million total for the period including state
fiscal years 2006 through 2011, no more than $225 million in fiscal year
2012 and no more than $175 million in any fiscal year thereafter, plus any
amounts that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued or
committed.
- Require state agencies awarding funding from those
state general obligations to obtain independent reviews of and
recommendations as to the merits of proposed research and development
projects. The Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the Senate,
and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives must be
provided information regarding the independent reviewer prior to any award,
and the state agency proposing the award must also notify those officials if
the recommendations of an independent reviewer are not adopted by that state
agency for the proposed project and the reasons for not adopting those
recommendations.
If adopted, this
amendment shall take effect immediately.
A “YES” vote means
approval of the amendment.
A “NO” vote means
disapproval of the amendment.
A majority YES
vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.
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SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED? |
YES |
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NO |
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ISSUE
2 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
TO
CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE COLUMBUS CASINO FACILITY
AUTHORIZED BY PREVIOUS STATEWIDE VOTE
Proposed by Joint Resolution of the General Assembly
To
amend Section 6 of Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio
This
proposed amendment would:
Change
the location of the Columbus area casino authorized by statewide vote at the
November 2009 general election from the area known as “The Arena District” to
the site of a former General Motors/Delphi Corp. manufacturing plant. The
amendment makes no change regarding any other casino authorized by the previous
statewide vote.
If
adopted, this amendment shall take effect immediately.
A “YES”
vote means approval of the amendment.
A “NO”
vote means disapproval of the amendment.
A
majority YES vote is required for the amendment to be adopted.
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SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE APPROVED? |
YES |
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NO |
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