Ohio Remove White Racial Qualification from Voter Requirements Amendment (1923)
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| Topic Race and suffrage |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Ohio Remove White Racial Qualification from Voter Requirements Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 6, 1923. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing the word white from voter qualification requirements in the Ohio Constitution, eliminating the reference to race in voting eligibility. |
A “no” vote opposed removing the word white from voter qualification requirements in the Ohio Constitution, eliminating the reference to race in voting eligibility. |
Election results
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536,762 | 56.00% | ||
| No | 421,744 | 44.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Remove White Racial Qualification from Voter Requirements Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Article V. Section 1. Proposing to amend Article V, section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Ohio relative to the elective franchise. Article V. Section 1. Every * * citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the state one year next proceeding the election, and of the county, township, or ward, in which he resides, such time as may be provided by law, shall have the qualifications of an elector, and be entitled to vote at all elections.[ | ” |
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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