Ohio Biennial Elections, Amendment 3 (1889)

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The Ohio Biennial Elections Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, 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 biennial elections for state and local officers.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 3 (1889)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		254,215	49.66%
Yes		257,662	50.34%

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 780,304 votes in the entire election (390,152 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.

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.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1889 ballot measures
• 1889 ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio

External links

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Footnotes

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