Ohio Crime Victim Rights Amendment (1994)

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The Ohio Victims' Rights Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 8, 1994 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that victims of crimes be given reasonable and appropriate notice, information, access, and protection and a meaningful role in the criminal justice process.[1][2]

Election results

Ohio Amendment 2 (1994)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 2,447,260 77.64%
No704,65022.36%

Election results via: Cleveland Marshall College of Law

Text of measure

The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]

“
Proposed Constitutional Amendment

To amend Article I of the Ohio Constitution by the addition of Section 10a

To afford victims of criminal offenses constitutional rights, this amendment will:

  1. Require that victims of crime be accorded fairness, dignity and respect in the criminal justice system.
  2. As provided by law, require that victims of crime be given reasonable and appropriate notice, information, access, and protection and a meaningful role in the criminal justice process.

If adopted, this amendment will not give any person new or additional rights to appeal or modify a court decision, abridge any other right guaranteed by the U.S. or Ohio Constitutions, or create a legal claim for compensation or damages against the state of Ohio, its political subdivisions or any public officer or employee.
If adopted, this amendment will be effective immediately.

Shall the proposed amendment be adopted? [4]

”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, "Ohio Constitution: Table of Proposed Amendments," accessed July 8, 2015
  2. ↑ State Library of Ohio, "Proposed constitutional amendments, initiated legislation and laws challenged by referendum, submitted to the electors," accessed July 8, 2015
  3. ↑ Toledo Blade, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments," October 25, 1994
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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