Ohio § 3301.161 Petition of referendum against transfer of school district

Ohio Statutes

§ 3301.161 — Petition of referendum against transfer of school district

Ohio § 3301.161

Title 33Education-Libraries

Ch. 3301Department of Education and Workforce

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3301.161 (2026).

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Within thirty days following the issuance of an order to dissolve a school district pursuant to section3301.16of the Revised Code, qualified electors residing in the area to be transferred and equal in number to a majority of the qualified electors voting at the last general election may file a petition of referendum against the transfer. A petition of referendum filed pursuant to this section shall be filed, processed, and voted upon as provided in section3311.231of the Revised Code. If a petition of referendum has been filed pursuant to this section, a transfer order issued pursuant to section3301.16of the Revised Code shall take effect thirty days after the election on the petition of referendum if a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor thereof. If a m

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Within thirty days following the issuance of an order to dissolve a school district pursuant to section3301.16of the Revised Code, qualified electors residing in the area to be transferred and equal in number to a majority of the qualified electors voting at the last general election may file a petition of referendum against the transfer. A petition of referendum filed pursuant to this section shall be filed, processed, and voted upon as provided in section3311.231of the Revised Code. If a petition of referendum has been filed pursuant to this section, a transfer order issued pursuant to section3301.16of the Revised Code shall take effect thirty days after the election on the petition of referendum if a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor thereof. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question do not vote in favor thereof, the order shall become void.