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Ohio Repeal of Obsolete Judicial Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1953)
| Ohio Repeal of Obsolete Judicial Constitutional Provisions Amendment | |
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Repeal of Obsolete Judicial Constitutional Provisions 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 obsolete constitutional provisions relating to the courts. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing obsolete constitutional provisions relating to the courts. |
Election results
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789,511 | 59.32% | ||
| No | 541,477 | 40.68% | ||
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Ballot title
The ballot title for Repeal of Obsolete Judicial Constitutional Provisions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, relative to revision of proceedings of courts, be repealed?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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