Ohio Classification of Taxes, Amendment 1 (1908)
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The Ohio Classification of Taxes Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the November 3, 1908 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have given the general assembly to power to establish a system of taxation, as well as a system to classify subjects of taxation.[1][2]
Election results
| Ohio Amendment 1 (1908) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 95,867 | 22.01% | ||
| Yes | 339,757 | 77.99% | ||
Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 1,136,525 votes in the entire election (568,263 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.
Election results via: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title read as follows:[3]
| “ | Taxation Amendment[4] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Support
Both the Democratic and Republic parties supported the amendment.
See also
- Ohio 1908 ballot measures
- 1908 ballot measures
- List of Ohio ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, "Ohio Constitution: Table of Proposed Amendments," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor, 1908," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Youngstown Vindicator, "How to Mark Your Ballot For Amendments," November 2, 1908
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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