Ohio Removal of Obsolete Provision Relating to Holding Elective Office Amendment (1953)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Removal of Obsolete Provision Relating to Holding Elective Office Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1953. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing an obsolete constitutional provisions relating to holding an elective office. |
A “no” vote opposed removing an obsolete constitutional provisions relating to holding an elective office. |
Election results
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835,195 | 62.88% | ||
| No | 493,099 | 37.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Removal of Obsolete Provision Relating to Holding Elective Office Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 3 of Article XVII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, relative to elected officials holding office on November 7, 1905, be repealed?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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