Ohio Term Limits for Township Officers, Amendment 4 (October 1885)

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The Ohio Term Limits for Township Officers Amendment, also known as Amendment 4, was on the October 13, 1885 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided for a three year term limit for township officers.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 4 (October 1885)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		469,113	88.67%
No		59,929	11.33%

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 April 9, 1885.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1885 ballot measures
• 1885 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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