2023 Ohio Ballot Measures
Agriculture and Food
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2009 | Ohio | Issue 2: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Create the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board | Passed |
Animals and Wildlife
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2009 | Ohio | Issue 2: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Create the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board | Passed |
Business and Consumers
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 5: Referendum on Legislation Making Changes to Check Cashing, Lending, Sometimes Known as "Pay Lending," Fees, Interest rates, and Practices | Passed |
| May 4, 2010 | Ohio | 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 | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 3: Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Ohio Health Care Amendment | Passed |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 3: Grants a Monopoly for the Commercial Production and Sale of Marijuana for Recreational and Medicinal Purposes | Failed |
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 1: Rights for Crime Victims | Passed |
Constitution
Criminal Justice
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 1: Rights for Crime Victims | Passed |
| Nov. 6, 2018 | Ohio | Issue 1: To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2022 | Ohio | HJR 2: Ohio Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment | Passed |
Drugs
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 2: Anti-Monopoly Amendment; Protects the Initiative Process from being Used for Personal Economic Benefit | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 2: To require state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and require state payment of attorney fees and expenses to specific individuals for defense of the law | Failed |
| Nov. 6, 2018 | Ohio | Issue 1: To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs | Failed |
Economy and Fiscal
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2010 | Ohio | 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 | Passed |
Elections
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 1: To Provide for Earlier Filing Deadlines for Statewide Ballot Issues | Passed |
| Nov. 6, 2012 | Ohio | State Issue 2: To Create a State-Funded Commission to Draw Legislative and Congressional Districts | Failed |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 2: Anti-Monopoly Amendment; Protects the Initiative Process from being Used for Personal Economic Benefit | Passed |
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 1: Creates a Bipartisan, Public Process for Drawing Legislative Districts | Passed |
| May 8, 2018 | Ohio | Issue 1: Creates a bipartisan, public process for drawing congressional districts | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2022 | Ohio | HJR 4: Ohio Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment | Passed |
Employment and Affirmative Action
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 2: Referendum: Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal | Failed |
Entitlements and the Safety Net
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2009 | Ohio | Issue 1: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Authorize the State to Issue Bonds to Provide Compensation to Veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts | Passed |
Environment
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 3: To Amend the Constitution to Protect Private Property Rights in Ground Water, Lakes and Other Watercourses | Passed |
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 2: To Authorize the State to Issue Bonds to Continue the Clean Ohio Program for Environmental Revitalization and Conservation | Passed |
Finance and Banking
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 5: Referendum on Legislation Making Changes to Check Cashing, Lending, Sometimes Known as "Pay Lending," Fees, Interest rates, and Practices | Passed |
Gambling and Gaming
Government Budget and Spending
Government Operations
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2009 | Ohio | Issue 3: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Allow for One Casino Each in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo and Distribute to All Ohio Counties a Tax on the Casinos | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 1: Proposed Constitutional Amendment: To Raise the Maximum Age an Individual Can Occupy Judicial Office from 70 to 76 | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 2: Referendum: Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal | Failed |
| Nov. 6, 2012 | Ohio | State Issue 1: Question Presented Pursuant to Article XVI, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio | Failed |
| Nov. 6, 2012 | Ohio | State Issue 2: To Create a State-Funded Commission to Draw Legislative and Congressional Districts | Failed |
Health and Health Care
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 2: To require state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and require state payment of attorney fees and expenses to specific individuals for defense of the law | Failed |
Health Insurance
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 3: Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Ohio Health Care Amendment | Passed |
Housing and Property
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 3: To Amend the Constitution to Protect Private Property Rights in Ground Water, Lakes and Other Watercourses | Passed |
Infrastructure
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2014 | Ohio | Issue 1: To Fund Public Infrastructure Capital Improvements By Permitting the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds | Passed |
Judicial Branch
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 1: Proposed Constitutional Amendment: To Raise the Maximum Age an Individual Can Occupy Judicial Office from 70 to 76 | Failed |
Labor Unions
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2011 | Ohio | Issue 2: Referendum: Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal | Failed |
Legal
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 2: Anti-Monopoly Amendment; Protects the Initiative Process from being Used for Personal Economic Benefit | Passed |
Legislative Branch
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 6, 2012 | Ohio | State Issue 2: To Create a State-Funded Commission to Draw Legislative and Congressional Districts | Failed |
Marijuana
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2015 | Ohio | Issue 3: Grants a Monopoly for the Commercial Production and Sale of Marijuana for Recreational and Medicinal Purposes | Failed |
Taxes
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2008 | Ohio | Issue 6: To Amend the Constitution by Initiative Petition for a Casino Near Wilmington in Southwest Ohio and Distribute to all Ohio a Tax on the Casino | Failed |
Veterans
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2009 | Ohio | Issue 1: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Authorize the State to Issue Bonds to Provide Compensation to Veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts | Passed |