Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment (September 1912)

Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment
	Election date; September 3, 1912
	Topic; Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary
	Status; Approved
Type; Constitutional convention referral	Origin; Constitutional convention

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
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	345,686	62.89%
No	203,953	37.11%

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment was as follows:

“

ARTICLE I, SECTION 5. Reform in Civil Jury System.

”

See also: State constitutional conventions

A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.

Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment

Election date September 3, 1912
Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

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