Annual referendum voting period is May 1-15,
with six meetings scheduled around Ohio
to discuss ballot items and other current topics

Bluffton hosts one of six athletic discussion meetings sponsored by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) that review the items on which member schools will vote in May.

The meeting take place at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, at The Centre at Bluffton.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s annual referendum voting period is May 1-15.

Changes to the OHSAA constitution and bylaws can only occur by a majority passing vote of the member schools, which each have one vote cast by the principal. Ballots must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 15, with results scheduled to be released on Monday, May 18.  

The athletic discussion meetings are intended for superintendents, high school principals, high school athletic administrators, 7th-8th grade principals, city supervisors and board presidents. Media members are also welcome to attend. A maximum of four administrators per school are permitted.



At each meeting, OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross, Associate Commissioner Dr. Deborah Moore or Assistant Commissioner Jerry Snodgrass will review the 2015 referendum issues and talk about topics of current interest.

The meetings will last approximately two hours and there is no cost to attend.

The link to the registration form is:
Text of 2015 High School Referendum Issues (Nine Items): http://www.ohsaa.org/members/refvote/2015ReferendumItemsHS.pdf

Text of 2015 7th-8th Grade Referendum Issues (One Item): http://www.ohsaa.org/members/refvote/2015ReferendumItemMS.pdf

Last year, 737 of 820 ballots were returned for a voter turnout of 90 percent. Highlighting the referendum voting was approval of a Competitive Balance Plan that will make modifications on how schools are placed in tournament divisions in team sports beginning with the 2016-17 school year.

Details are posted at: http://www.ohsaa.org/members/refvote/2014ReferendumResultsRelease.pdf