Ohio Code § 745.07

Ohio Code § 745.07. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 745.07.

An ordinance passed pursuant to section 745.06 of the Revised Code shall not take effect until submitted to the electors of the municipal corporation,

at a special or general election held in the municipal corporation at such time as

the legislative authority determines, and approved by a majority of the electors voting

on it.  The ordinance shall be passed by an affirmative vote of not less than a majority

of the members of the legislative authority and shall be subject to the approval of

the mayor as provided by law.  The ordinance shall specify the form or phrasing of the question to be placed upon

the ballot.  Thirty days' notice of the election shall be given by publication once a week for

two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation

or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code .  If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election

also shall be posted on that web site for thirty days prior to the election.  The notice shall contain the full form or phrasing of the question to be submitted.  The clerk of the legislative authority shall certify the passage of the ordinance

to the officers having control of elections in the municipal corporation, who shall

cause the question to be voted on at the general or special election as specified

in the ordinance.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 745.07
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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