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Ohio Repeal State Constitutional Language Conflicting with U.S. Constitution Amendment (1953)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Federal government issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Repeal State Constitutional Language Conflicting with U.S. Constitution Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 3, 1953. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating language in the Ohio Constitution at conflict with the United States Constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating language in the Ohio Constitution at conflict with the United States Constitution. |
Election results
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1,004,862 | 71.26% | ||
| No | 405,210 | 28.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Repeal State Constitutional Language Conflicting with U.S. Constitution Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of Article II of the Constitution of the state of Ohio to correct conflicts with United States Constitution be adopted? | ” |
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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