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Ohio Allow Lawsuits Against the State Amendment (September 1912)
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| Topic Civil trials |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Ohio Allow Lawsuits Against the State Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing that individuals can bring suit against the state, in such courts and in such manner as may be provided by law. |
A “no” vote opposed providing that individuals can bring suit against the state, in such courts and in such manner as may be provided by law. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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306,764 | 58.61% | ||
| No | 216,634 | 41.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Allow Lawsuits Against the State Amendment was as follows:
| “ | ARTICLE I, SECTION 16.
Suits against the State. | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Ohio Constitution
The ballot measure created Section 16 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: State constitutional conventions
A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Piqua Leader-Dispatch, "Constitutional Amendments," August 10, 1912
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
External links
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