Ohio Code § 703.011
Ohio Code § 703.011. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 703.011.
In addition to the method of determining classifications of municipal corporations
set out in section 703.01 of the Revised Code , villages, which at the most recent general election had more than five thousand
resident electors registered with the board of elections of the county in which the
village is situated or, when more than five thousand resident electors have voted
at the most recent general election, in such village, shall become cities. In such case, the board of elections of the said county shall immediately certify
to the secretary of state the number of resident electors registered or voting within
said village, and the secretary of state, upon receiving said certification from the
board of elections, certifying that there are five thousand or more resident electors
registered or voting within said village, shall issue a proclamation to that effect. A copy of the proclamation shall forthwith be sent to the mayor of the village,
which copy shall forthwith be transmitted to the legislative authority of the village,
read therein, and made a part of the records thereof. Thirty days after the issuance of the proclamation the village shall be a city.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 703.011
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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