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Ohio Senate Redistricting Amendment (1921)

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Ohio Senate Redistricting Amendment

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Election date

November 8, 1921

Topic
Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Ohio Senate Redistricting Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 8, 1921. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported reapportioning the Ohio State Senate into 26 districts.

A “no” vote opposed reapportioning the Ohio State Senate into 26 districts.


Election results

Ohio Senate Redistricting Amendment

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 336,574 39.36%

Defeated No

518,524 60.64%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Senate Redistricting Amendment was as follows:

Article XI,

Section 7.

To provide for apportionment of members of the General Assembly, dividing the state into twenty six senatorial districts.


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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