Ohio Constitution
Article II - Legislative
- § 1 In whom power vested.
- § 1a Initiative and referendum to amend constitution.
- § 1b Initiative and referendum to enact laws.
- § 1c Referendum to challenge laws enacted by General Assembly.
- § 1d Emergency laws; not subject to referendum.
- § 1e Powers; limitation of use.
- § 1f Power of municipalities.
- § 1g Petition requirements and preparation; submission; ballot language; by Ohio ballot board.
- § 2 Election and term of state legislators.
- § 3 Residence requirements for state legislators.
- § 4 Dual office and conflict of interest prohibited.
- § 5 Who shall not hold office.
- § 6 Powers of each house.
- § 7 Organization of each house of the General Assembly.
- § 8 Sessions of the General Assembly.
- § 9 House and Senate Journals (yeas and nays).
- § 10 Rights of members to protest.
- § 11 Filling vacancy in house or senate seat.
- § 12 Privilege of members from arrest, and of speech.
- § 13 Legislative sessions to be public; exceptions.
- § 14 Power of adjournment.
- § 15 How bills shall be passed.
- § 16 Bills to be signed by governor; veto.
- § 17 REPEALED. Referred to the signing of all bills and joint resolutions by the presiding officer of each house.
- § 18 REPEALED. Referred to the style of laws.
- § 19 REPEALED. Referred to the exclusion of senators and representatives from appointment to any civil office of this state.
- § 20 Term of office, and compensation of officers in certain cases.
- § 21 Contested elections.
- § 22 Appropriations.
- § 23 Impeachments; how instituted and conducted.
- § 24 Officers liable to impeachment; consequences.
- § 25 REPEALED. When sessions shall commence.
- § 26 Laws to have a uniform operation.
- § 27 Election and appointment of officers; filling vacancies.
- § 28 Retroactive laws.
- § 29 No extra compensation; exceptions.
- § 30 New counties.
- § 31 Compensation of members and officers of the General Assembly.
- § 32 Divorces and judicial power.
- § 33 Mechanics’ and contractor’s liens.
- § 34 Welfare of employees.
- § 34a Minimum wage.
- § 35 Workers’ compensation.
- § 36 Conservation of natural resources.
- § 37 Workday and workweek on public projects.
- § 38 Removal of officials for misconduct.
- § 39 Regulating expert testimony in criminal trials.
- § 40 Registering and warranting land titles.
- § 41 Prison labor.
- § 42 Continuity of government operations in emergencies caused by enemy attack.
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