Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (September 1912)

Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment
	Election date; September 3, 1912
	Topic; Administration of government and Education
	Status; Approved
Type; Constitutional convention referral	Origin; Constitutional convention

Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported replacing the Commissioner of Common Schools with the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

A “no” vote opposed replacing the Commissioner of Common Schools with the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Election results

Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	256,615	50.46%
No	251,946	49.54%

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment was as follows:

“

ARTICLE VI, SECTION 4.

Creating the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to replace State Commissioner of Common Schools

”

See also: State constitutional conventions

A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.

Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment

Election date September 3, 1912
Topic Administration of government and Education
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

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