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Ohio Const. art. X, § 1 Organization and government of counties; county home rule; submission
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The General Assembly shall provide by general law for the organization and government of counties, and may provide by general law alternative forms of county government. No alternative form shall become operative in any county until submitted to the electors thereof and approved …
Ohio Const. art. X, § 2 Township officers; election; power
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The General Assembly shall provide by general law for the election of such township officers as may be necessary. The trustees of townships shall have such powers of local taxation as may be prescribed by law. No money shall be drawn from any township treasury except by authority…
Ohio Const. art. X, § 3 County charters; approval by voters
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The people of any county may frame and adopt or amend a charter as provided in this article but the right of the initiative and referendum is reserved to the people of each county on all matters which such county may now or hereafter be authorized to control by legislative action…
Ohio Const. art. X, § 4 County charter commission; election, etc.
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The Legislative authority (which includes the Board of County Commissioners) of any county may by a two-thirds vote of its members, or upon petition of eight per cent of the electors of the county as certified by the election authorities of the county shall forthwith, by resoluti…