§ 3519.01 Initiative and referendum petitions
§ 3519.02 Designation of committee
§ 3519.03 Argument or explanation of petitions
§ 3519.04 Estimate of annual expenditure of public funds proposed and annual yield of proposed taxes
§ 3519.05 Form of petitions
§ 3519.051 Original ink signatures required for initiative and referendum
§ 3519.06 Verification of petition
§ 3519.07 Web site postings required for initiative or referendum proposals
§ 3519.08 Withdrawal of petition – ballot procedure
§ 3519.10 Qualifications of signers – format of signing
§ 3519.14 Minimum number of signatures
§ 3519.15 Part-petitions
§ 3519.16 Jurisdiction over challenges to petitions; part-petitions
§ 3519.18 Power of board in hearing protests
§ 3519.21 Ballot title and order
§ 3519.22 Election not affected by insufficient signatures – number of signatures
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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 3519 - Initiative; Referendum

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Registered mail: includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02