Ohio District Court Organization, Amendment 1 (October 1879)

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The Ohio District Court Organization Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the October 14, 1879 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have modified the organization of the state's district courts by dividing the state into nine districts.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 1 (October 1879)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		163,639	50.62%
Yes		159,630	49.38%

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 10, 1879.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1879 ballot measures
• 1879 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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