Ohio Code § 302.03
Ohio Code § 302.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 302.03.
(A) The board of county commissioners of any county may, by a two-thirds vote of the
board, or shall, upon petition by three per cent of the electors of the county as
determined by the number of votes cast therein for the office of governor at the most
recent gubernatorial election, by resolution, cause the board of elections in the
county to submit to the electors of the county the question of adopting one of the
alternative forms of county government authorized by sections 302.01 to 302.24 of the Revised Code . The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less
than ninety days after the certification of the resolution to the board of elections. (B) If, in any county, a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners requiring
that the question of choosing a commission to frame a county charter be submitted
to the electors thereof prior to the resolution provided for in this section, the
proposition to adopt an alternative form of county government provided in sections 302.01 to 302.24 of the Revised Code , shall not be submitted in that county as long as the question of choosing such commission
or of adopting a charter framed by such commission is pending therein. (C) Any proposition for an alternative form of county government shall specify the number
of members of the board of county commissioners, how many shall be elected at large,
or how many shall be elected by districts.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 302.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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