Ohio Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 3 (October 1883)

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The Ohio Prohibition of Liquor Traffic Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was on the October 9, 1883 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have prohibited the manufacture of and traffic in intoxicating liquors.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 3 (October 1883)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		226,595	41.22%
Yes		323,129	58.78%

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 721,310 votes in the entire election (360,656 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.

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 4, 1883.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1883 ballot measures
• 1883 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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