Ohio Denial of Right to Vote, Amendment 1 (October 1867)

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The Ohio Denial of Right to Vote Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the October 8, 1867 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have denied draft dodgers, deserters and those who fought for the Confederacy the right to vote.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 1 (October 1867)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		255,340	54.06%
Yes		216,987	45.94%

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 April 6, 1867.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1867 ballot measures
• 1867 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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