Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment (September 1912)

Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment
	Election date; September 3, 1912
	Topic; Prison work regulations
	Status; Approved
Type; Constitutional convention referral	Origin; Constitutional convention

Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported abolishing prison contract labor.

A “no” vote opposed abolishing prison contract labor.

Election results

Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	333,034	60.75%
No	215,208	39.25%

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment was as follows:

“

ARTICLE II, SECTION 41. Abolishing Prison Contract Labor.

”

See also: State constitutional conventions

A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.

Ohio Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment

Election date September 3, 1912
Topic Prison work regulations
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

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