Ohio County Probate Judges Amendment (1951)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio County Probate Judges Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1951. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for counties to have more than one probate judge. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for counties to have more than one probate judge. |
Election results
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875,083 | 55.68% | ||
| No | 696,672 | 44.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for County Probate Judges Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of the constitution of the state of Ohio, providing that counties may have more than one probate judge, be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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