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Ohio Holding of Office by Women Amendment (September 1912)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Ohio Holding of Office by Women Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing women to hold certain offices. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing women to hold certain offices. |
Election results
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| Yes | 261,806 | 47.93% | ||
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284,370 | 52.07% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Holding of Office by Women Amendment was as follows:
| “ | ARTICLE XV, SECTION 4.
Eligibility of Women to Certain Offices. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
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External links
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State of Ohio Columbus (capital) |
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