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Ohio Municipal Classification, Amendment 5 (1903)
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The Ohio Municipal Classification Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 3, 1903 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have placed towns and cities into three classes based on population.[1][2]
Election results
| Ohio Amendment 5 (1903) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 32,110 | 59.71% | ||
| Yes | 21,664 | 40.29% | ||
Election results via: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title read as follows:[3]
| “ | Municipal Classification Amendment[4] | ” |
Full text
The full 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 October 22, 1902.[1]
See also
- Ohio 1903 ballot measures
- 1903 ballot measures
- List of Ohio ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, "Ohio Constitution: Table of Proposed Amendments," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor, 1903," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Youngstown Vindicator, "Sample Ballot," November 2, 1903
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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