Effective: March 23, 1981
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1062 - 113th General Assembly
Any referendum petition may be presented in separate petition papers, but each petition paper shall contain a full and correct copy of the title and text of the resolution or rule sought to be referred. Referendum petitions shall be governed by the rules of section 3501.38 of the Revised Code. In determining the validity of any such petition, all signatures which are found to be irregular shall be rejected, but no petition shall be declared invalid in its entirety when one or more signatures are found to be invalid except when the number of valid signatures is found to be less than the total number required by section 305.31 of the Revised Code.
The petitions and signatures upon such petitions shall be prima-facie presumed to be in all respects sufficient. No resolution submitted to the electors of any county, and receiving an affirmative majority of the votes cast thereon, shall be held ineffective or void on account of the insufficiency of the petitions by which such submission of the resolution was procured, nor shall the rejection, by a majority of the votes cast thereon, of any resolution submitted to the electors of such county, be held invalid for such insufficiency. No rule submitted to the electors of the county, and receiving a majority of the votes cast against repeal, shall be held invalid or void on account of the insufficiency of the petitions by which such submission was procured, nor shall the repeal, by approval of a majority voting for repeal, be held invalid for such insufficiency.
Resolutions receiving an affirmative majority of the votes cast thereon, shall become effective on the first day of the month following certification by the board of elections of the official vote on such question.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
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 305.09 | 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 305.34 | 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.