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Ohio Removal of Constitutional Section Regarding Militia Officers Amendment (1953)
| Ohio Removal of Constitutional Section Regarding Militia Officers Amendment | |
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and State National Guard and militia |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Ohio Removal of Constitutional Section Regarding Militia Officers Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1953. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing a section of the state constitution relating to the election of militia officers. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing a section of the state constitution relating to the election of militia officers. |
Election results
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755,725 | 54.84% | ||
| No | 622,245 | 45.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Removal of Constitutional Section Regarding Militia Officers Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article IX, Section 2 of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, relative to election of officers of the militia, be repealed? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Ohio Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the Ohio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in the Ohio House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Ohio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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