State ex rel. Schwartz v. Brown

At the outset, it should be noted that respondent concedes that the proposed amendment of Section 8, Article XII of the Ohio Constitution, if approved by the electorate, will become effective on December 8, 1972, and not on January 1, 1973. Independently of this concession, such a conclusion is compelled by the specific language of Section lb, Article II of the Ohio Constitution which provides that:

“Any proposed * * # amendment to the Constitution submitted to the electors as provided in [section] la and lb, if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, shall take effect thirty…