Ohio Regulation of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 2 (October 1883)

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The Ohio Regulation of Liquor Traffic Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the October 9, 1883 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have allowed the general assembly to regulate and tax the traffic of intoxicating liquors.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 2 (October 1883)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		288,605	74.41%
Yes		99,238	25.59%

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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