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Ohio Apportionment of the General Assembly, Amendment 1 (1889)
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The Ohio Apportionment of the General Assembly Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 5, 1889 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have provided for the apportionment of the general assembly into single districts every ten years.[1]
Election results
Ohio Amendment 1 (1889) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 259,420 | 51.38% | ||
Yes | 245,444 | 48.62% |
Election results via: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
The amendment was referred to the ballot by the Ohio General Assembly on January 8, 1889.[1]
See also
- Ohio 1889 ballot measures
- 1889 ballot measures
- List of Ohio ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio
External links
Footnotes
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