Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Burton v. Greater Portsmouth Growth Corp.

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1966No. 40139PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Per curiam

Relator raises several questions in this action. His basic contention is that this amendment is invalid because it was not properly submitted to the voters.

He argues first that Section 13, Article VIII, contains more than one amendment within the meaning of Section 1, Article XYI of the Constitution of Ohio, which requires that amendments be submitted separately.

Section 1, Article XVI, reads in part as follows:

“When more than one amendment shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment, separately.”

It is relator’s contention…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  5. State ex rel. Hudd v. TimmeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. North Carolina Industrial Development Financing AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  2. Jurcisin v. Cuyahoga County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State ex rel. Willke v. TaftOhio Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Oswald v. HamerIllinois Supreme Court · 2019
  5. State ex rel. Foreman v. BrownOhio Supreme Court · 1967

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