Petitions Are Being Circulated Now

Our goal is to get signatures collected to get the Abolishment of Taxes on Real Property amendment on the ballot as soon as possible. The clock below is the deadline for the next election cycle. The date may change but we will not give up until we make it to the ballot!

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Petition Process

An amendment to the Ohio Constitution on September 3, 1912, gives Ohioans the right to submit initiative petitions directly to the voters to:

    • Initiate amendments
    • Initiate new laws
    • Repeal current laws

Ohioans have amended our constitution 173 times. The Legislature has proposed the majority of these amendments. However, at times the citizens want something different from what the legislature wants or is able to pass.

Submitting an Initiative Petition directly to the electors is an avenue for Ohioan to make changes when the legislature is unwilling or incapable. It is a lot of work to get a citizen lead initiative on the ballot so Ohioans can vote for or against it. We call this a 2 phase process.

Phase 1 – COMPLETE we are on Phase 2

  1. A group of three to five citizens form a committee to define and propose a petition.
  2. Collect 1000 valid elector signatures.
  3. Present the full petition, and signatures to the Ohio Attorney General.
  4. The Attorney General determines the “fair and truthfulness” of the title and summary.
  5. If Affirmed by the Attorney General the Ballot Board ensures it is just one issue.

Have questions about the process? Here are some answers to questions from the Attorney Generals office.

 

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The title, summary, Attorney General Certification, and the full text of Abolishment of Taxes on Real Property amendment for Ohio's Constitution
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Have questions about the above Initiative Petition? Visit our FAQ page for answers.

Phase 2

Now that Phase 1 is complete, it is time for Ohioans to sign petitions. We have all been asked to sign a petition over the last few years. Some have failed, some have passed, and unfortunately, some never made it to the ballot.

The committee must:

  • Gather signatures exceeding 10% of the last gubernatorial election
    • approximately 418,000 certified signatures of registered voters, for this reason we will collect as close to 700,000 as we can.
  • These signatures must be at least 5% of the gubernatorial voters
    • from at least 44 of the 88 counties. Check your county page for details of how many are needed.

This is why large political groups from outside Ohio get behind Constitutional Amendments, because they can pay people to collect signatures. We are not affiliated with any large political group but we are hearing the cries of average Ohioans because of the ever-increasing Property Taxes.

If you have questions not answered here or would like to help, reach out to us as [email protected]

 

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