Ohio Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment (September 1912)

Ohio Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment
	Election date; September 3, 1912
	Topic; Death penalty
	Status; Defeated
Type; Constitutional convention referral	Origin; Constitutional convention

Ohio Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported abolishing the death penalty.

A “no” vote opposed abolishing the death penalty.

Election results

Ohio Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	258,706	46.04%
No	303,246	53.96%

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment was as follows:

“

ARTICLE I, SECTION 9. Abolition of Capital Punishment.

”

See also: State constitutional conventions

A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.

Ohio Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment

Election date September 3, 1912
Topic Death penalty
Status Defeated
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

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