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Ohio State and Local Civil Service Appointments and Promotions Amendment (September 1912)
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| Topic Administration of government and Civil service |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Ohio State and Local Civil Service Appointments and Promotions Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide that state and local civil service appointments and promotions must be based on merit, fitness, and competitive examinations. |
A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide that state and local civil service appointments and promotions must be based on merit, fitness, and competitive examinations. |
Election results
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Ohio State and Local Civil Service Appointments and Promotions Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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306,767 | 59.99% | ||
| No | 204,580 | 40.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State and Local Civil Service Appointments and Promotions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | ARTICLE XV, SECTION 10. Civil Service. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article XV, Ohio Constitution
The ballot measure added a Section 10 to Article XV of the Ohio Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
SEC. 10. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state, the several counties, and tities, shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by competitive examinations. Laws shall be passed providing for the enforcement of this provision.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Supreme Court, "Constitutional Convention of Ohio of 1912," accessed July 12, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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