Ohio Supreme Court Case Backlog, Amendment 1 (October 1875)

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The Ohio Supreme Court Case Backlog Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the October 12, 1875 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure created a five-member commission to help dispose of the supreme court's case backlog.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 1 (October 1875)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		339,076	77.48%
No		98,561	22.52%

Election results via: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

Path to the ballot

The amendment was referred to the ballot by the Ohio General Assembly on March 30, 1875.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1875 ballot measures
• 1875 ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio

External links

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Footnotes

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