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Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment (September 1912)
Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment | |
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Election date |
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Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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Status |
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Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring a 3/4 majority of a jury for civil verdicts. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring a 3/4 majority of a jury for civil verdicts. |
Election results
Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
345,686 | 62.89% | |||
No | 203,953 | 37.11% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment was as follows:
“ | ARTICLE I, SECTION 5.
Reform in Civil Jury System. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.
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