Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 305 | Board of County Commissioners - Generally
Section 305.31 | Procedure for Submitting to Referendum Resolution on Additional Tax.

Effective: March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 340, House Bill 197 - 133rd General Assembly
The procedure for submitting to a referendum a resolution adopted by a board of county commissioners under division (H) of section 307.695 of the Revised Code that is not submitted to the electors of the county for their approval or disapproval; any resolution adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 307.697, section 322.02, or 322.06, sections 940.32 and 940.35, division (B)(1) of section 4301.421, section 4504.02, 5739.021, or 5739.026, division (F), (J), or (U) of section 5739.09, section 5741.021 or 5741.023, or division (C)(1) of section 5743.024 of the Revised Code; or a rule adopted pursuant to section 307.79 of the Revised Code shall be as prescribed by this section.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, when a petition, signed by ten per cent of the number of electors who voted for governor at the most recent general election for the office of governor in the county, is filed with the county auditor within thirty days after the date the resolution is passed or rule is adopted by the board of county commissioners, or is filed within forty-five days after the resolution is passed, in the case of a resolution adopted pursuant to section 5739.021 of the Revised Code that is passed within one year after a resolution adopted pursuant to that section has been rejected or repealed by the electors, requesting that the resolution be submitted to the electors of the county for their approval or rejection, the county auditor shall, after ten days following the filing of the petition, and not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of election, transmit a certified copy of the text of the resolution or rule to the board of elections. In the case of a petition requesting that a resolution adopted under division (D)(1) of section 307.697, division (B)(1) of section 4301.421, or division (C)(1) of section 5743.024 of the Revised Code be submitted to electors for their approval or rejection, the petition shall be signed by seven per cent of the number of electors who voted for governor at the most recent election for the office of governor in the county. The county auditor shall transmit the petition to the board together with the certified copy of the resolution or rule. The board shall examine all signatures on the petition to determine the number of electors of the county who signed the petition. The board shall return the petition to the auditor within ten days after receiving it, together with a statement attesting to the number of such electors who signed the petition. The board shall submit the resolution or rule to the electors of the county, for their approval or rejection, at the succeeding general election held in the county in any year, or on the day of the succeeding primary election held in the county in even-numbered years, occurring subsequent to ninety days after the auditor certifies the sufficiency and validity of the petition to the board of elections.
No resolution shall go into effect until approved by the majority of those voting upon it. However, a rule shall take effect and remain in effect unless and until a majority of the electors voting on the question of repeal approve the repeal. Sections 305.31 to 305.41 of the Revised Code do not prevent a county, after the passage of any resolution or adoption of any rule, from proceeding at once to give any notice or make any publication required by the resolution or rule.
The board of county commissioners shall make available to any person, upon request, a certified copy of any resolution or rule subject to the procedure for submitting a referendum under sections 305.31 to 305.42 of the Revised Code beginning on the date the resolution or rule is adopted by the board. The board may charge a fee for the cost of copying the resolution or rule.
As used in this section, "certified copy" means a copy containing a written statement attesting that it is a true and exact reproduction of the original resolution or rule.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 3 | Counties

Chapter 305 | Board of County Commissioners - Generally

Section 305.01 | Board of County Commissioners - Election, Term.

Section 305.02 | Vacancy in County Offices Filled by Election or Appointment.

Section 305.03 | Absence of Certain County Officers; Office Deemed Vacant.

Section 305.04 | Bond of County Commissioners - Oath of Office.

Section 305.05 | Organization; Election of President.

Section 305.06 | Regular Sessions.

Section 305.07 | Special Sessions.

Section 305.08 | Quorum.

Section 305.09 | Proceedings of Board of County Commissioners.

Section 305.10 | Written or Electronic Record and Index of Proceedings.

Section 305.11 | Signing of Record.

Section 305.12 | Liability of Commissioners.

Section 305.13 | Appointment of Clerk.

Section 305.14 | Employment of Legal Counsel.

Section 305.15 | Employment of Engineer.

Section 305.16 | Other Employees.

Section 305.17 | Compensation of Employees.

Section 305.171 | Group Insurance Coverage for County Officers and Employees.

Section 305.172 | Health Savings Account Program.

Section 305.18 | Annual Inventory.

Section 305.19 | Duty as to Reports of County Officers.

Section 305.21 | May Administer Oaths.

Section 305.22 | Shall Provide Place for Holding Courts.

Section 305.23 | Centralized Services for a County Office.

Section 305.25 | When Contracts Valid.

Section 305.26 | May Release or Compound Claims.

Section 305.27 | Interest in County Contracts Prohibited - Exception.

Section 305.28 | Criminal Justice Regional Information Fund.

Section 305.29 | County Administrator - Appointment.

Section 305.30 | County Administrator - Powers and Duties.

Section 305.31 | Procedure for Submitting to Referendum Resolution on Additional Tax.

Section 305.32 | Separate Petition Papers.

Section 305.33 | Filing Certified Copy of Commissioners' Resolution Before Circulating Referendum Petition.

Section 305.34 | Form of Petition.

Section 305.35 | Designating Petition Committee.

Section 305.36 | Circulator of Referendum Petition to File Statement.

Section 305.38 | Prohibited Acts.

Section 305.39 | Prohibited Act.

Section 305.41 | Prohibited Acts.

Section 305.42 | Provisions Apply to Petitions Filed Under Other Chapters.

Section 305.43 | Conflict and Appointment of New Commissioner.

Section 305.99 | Penalty.