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Ohio Constitutional Convention (1912) was Ohio's 4th constitutional convention. Ohio voters voted 693,263 to 67,718 on November 8, 1910, to hold a state constitutional convention. [1] The convention in Columbus [2] convened Jan 9, 1912 and adjourned June 7, 1912. [3] 42 amendments were referred. Voters approved 34 and rejected 8 on September 3 ...
The Constitution of the State of Ohio is the basic governing document of the State of Ohio, which in 1803 became the 17th state to join the United States of America. Ohio has had three constitutions since statehood was granted. Ohio was created from the easternmost portion of the Northwest Territory.
Ohio counties in 1802. The Enabling Act of 1802 was passed on April 30, 1802, by the Seventh Congress of the United States. This act authorized the residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio and join the U.S. on an equal footing with the other states. In doing so it also established the precedent and ...
The act required the people of Ohio to elect a delegate for each 1,200 people to attend a constitutional convention. These delegates would meet in Chillicothe on November 1, 1802, and would decide by majority vote whether or not to form a constitution and state government, and, if so, either provide for the election of representatives for a ...
Pages in category "Ohio Constitutional Convention (1802)" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hawke v. Smith, 253 U.S. 221 (1920), was a United States Supreme Court case coming out of the state of Ohio.It challenged the constitutionality of a provision in the state constitution allowing the state legislature's ratification of federal constitutional amendments to be challenged by a petition signed by six percent of Ohio voters.
In April 1850, the Ohio Women's Convention met in Salem, Ohio, a few weeks before a state convention met to revise the Ohio state constitution. The women's convention sent a communication to the constitutional convention requesting that the new constitution secure the same political and legal rights for women that were guaranteed to men. [41]
Citing political scientist Gary L. Gregg, [38] National Popular Vote Inc. notes that the Constitutional Convention delegates did not expect the Electoral College to regularly fail to produce a candidate with a majority of electoral votes and routinely require the House of Representatives to choose the President in a contingent election. [16]