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Ohio Government and Politics / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 1452290504
- ISBN-13:
- 9781452290508
- Pub. Date:
- 04/15/2015
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- ISBN-10:
- 1452290504
- ISBN-13:
- 9781452290508
- Pub. Date:
- 04/15/2015
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
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| ISBN-13: | 9781452290508 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication date: | 04/15/2015 |
| Edition description: | Revised |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
William Binning, Ph.D., has long been active in Ohio politics and government. Currently Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Youngstown State University in Ohio, he has held both state and local positions in government and in a political party. In addition to co-authoring the Encyclopedia of American Parties, Politics and Elections (Greenwood), he has written numerous articles on state and local parties and elections in Ohio. Most of these appear in The State of the Parties (Rowman and Littlefield), a biennial series edited principally by John Green. He has also written on U.S. Senate and House Elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio in The Roads to Congress (Lexington Books), a biennial series edited by Robert Watson, and published on minor parties with John Green in two editions of Multiparty Politics in America (Rowman and Littlefield), edited by Paul Herrnson and John Green. He was the sole author of a chapter on Third Parties in The 2008 Presidential Election (Palgrave Mc Millan) edited by Erik Jones and Salvatore Vassallo. He occasionally writes on Ohio politics for the Ripon Forum.
Table of Contents
About the Authors v
Preface xiii
1 The Politics of a Purple State 1
"Operation Clark County" 1
Purple State Politics 6
The Rural-Urban Divide 6
The Five Ohios 8
Conclusion 8
2 A Brief History of Ohio 12
Ohio's Path to Statehood 12
Northwest Ordinance 12
From a Territory to a State 14
The Ohio Constitution 17
The 1802 Constitution 17
The 1851 Constitution 18
The 1912 Convention 20
Post-1912 Constitutional Changes 21
Conclusion 21
3 The Ohio Legislature 23
Origins of the Ohio Legislature 23
Apportionment 24
Candidates and Political Parties 28
Demographics 30
Legislative Term 31
Legislative Vacancies 31
Powers and Structures 32
Legislative Powers 32
Legislative Leadership and Politics 34
Legislative Staff 36
Committees 36
Standing Committees 37
Conference Committees 38
Interim Committees 40
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Ohio 40
Resolutions and Bills 40
Proposing a Bill 41
Consideration 42
Floor Action 43
The Governor 44
Legislative Oversight 45
Current Issues 45
Term Limits 45
Ethics 47
Conclusion 48
4 The Ohio Executive Branch 50
The Path to the Ohio Governor's Office 50
Ohio Governor's Office 51
The Roles of the Ohio Governor 51
Head of State 52
Legislative Leader 52
Chief Budget Official 53
Chief of Security and Safety 54
Grantor of Clemency 54
Party Leader 54
Crisis Manager 55
Intergovernmental Manager 56
Ohio Executive Officers 56
Attorney General 57
Secretary of State 58
Auditor 59
Treasurer 60
The Governors Cabinet 61
Selected Cabinet Departments 65
Economic Development 65
Office of Budget and Management 67
Medicaid 68
Transportation 69
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 70
Selected Boards and Commissions 70
Public Utilities Commission 70
Ethics Commission 71
State Board of Education 72
Board of Regents 72
State University Boards 73
Casino Control Commission 73
Professional Licensing and Examination Boards 74
Board of Bar Examiners 75
Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors 75
Dental Board 75
Influence of Professional Associations 75
Sunset Review Committee 76
Conclusion 77
5 Courts in Ohio 80
Introduction 80
Magistrates 80
Mayor's Courts 82
Municipal and County Courts 82
Court of Common Pleas 82
Court of Appeals 83
The Ohio Supreme Court 85
Court of Claims 86
Judicial Selection in Ohio 86
Problems and Proposals 89
Conclusion 90
6 Local Government in Ohio 93
County Government 93
Ohio Townships 94
Ohio Municipal Government 95
The Process of Incorporation 96
Village 96
City 96
Organizing the Municipality 96
Statutory Form 96
Charter Form 97
The Path to Local Government Reform 99
Ohio's Major Cities 102
Home Rule 103
Special Districts 104
Public Records and Open Meetings 104
Financing of Local Governments 105
State Fiscal Oversight of Local Governments 106
Conclusion 108
7 Financing the State Government of Ohio 110
The Ohio Budget 110
Ohio's Revenue Sources 110
Ohio Saks and Use Tax 111
Ohio State Income Tax 112
Severance Taxes 113
State Non-Tax Receipts 113
Federal Grants 113
Property Tax 114
The Budget Process in Ohio 115
Conference Committee 117
The Mid-Biennium Budget Review (MBR) 118
Expenditures: Where State Funds Go in Ohio 118
Executive Budget Cutting 120
The Capital Budget 120
The Transportation Budget 121
Budget Execution 122
The Controlling Board 123
Conclusion 125
8 Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections in Ohio 127
Major and Minor Parties in Ohio 127
Party Organizations 129
Party Politics 131
The Ohio Republican Party 131
The Ohio Democratic Party 133
State Parties and Elections 134
Campaign Finance in Ohio 135
Public Party Funds 138
Interest Groups 139
Regulation of Interest Groups 142
Elections 143
The Primary 146
General Election 147
Special Elections 147
Conclusion 148
9 Direct Democracy in Ohio 150
The Initiative 150
Constitutional Amendments 151
State Laws 151
The Referendum 152
Right to Work 153
Same-Sex Marriage 155
Gambling 156
Redisricting 157
Term Limits 158
Voting Reforms 158
Defining and Controlling Illegal and Legal Substances 159
Conclusion 160
Index 161