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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)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No95,86722.01%
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.

Support for the Taxation Amendment
Support for the Taxation Amendment (in the Youngstown Vindicator, October 30, 1908)

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, "Ohio Constitution: Table of Proposed Amendments," accessed January 21, 2015
  2. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor, 1908," accessed January 21, 2015
  3. ↑ Youngstown Vindicator, "How to Mark Your Ballot For Amendments," November 2, 1908
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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