Ohio Remove "White" from List of State Militia Qualifications, Issue 3 (1953)

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Ohio Issue 3 was on the November 3, 1953 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.

• Yes: 905,059 (58.2%) a
• No: 650,567 (41.8%)

A short summary of the ballot question on the ballot said, "Relative to militia duty for all male citizens, by removing the word "white" as a designation from those eligible or required to serve in the state militia."

Issue 3 amended Section 1 of Article IX of the Ohio Constitution.

See also

• List of Ohio ballot measures
• Ohio 1953 ballot measures

External links

• Ohio Secretary of State, Elections

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