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 herein after 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.
Structure Ohio constitution