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constitutional convention, the people can amend the Ohio Constitution through the initiative. If an initiative petition proposing a constitutional amendment is filed with the Secretary of State, the proposed amendment is submitted to the voters at an election for their approval or disapproval. (A
Jul 5, 2023 · Ohio Republicans began pursuing the plan to make it harder to amend the state constitution after a string of abortion-rights wins in a handful of states last year following the U.S. Supreme...
Convention of 1802, produced Ohio’s first constitution and guided the territory into statehood with a government dominated by the legislative branch and a constitution resistant to amendment. The second, the Constitutional Convention of 1850-51, altered the balance of power
petition to propose an amendment to the constitution. When a petition signed by the aforesaid required num- ber of electors, shalI have been filed with the secretary of state, and verified as herein provided, proposing an amendment to 'the constitution, the full text of which
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Several important amendments to the Ohio Constitution were approved in 1912, including court and legislative reform, protections for workers, increased authority for local government, and the initiative and referendum. Under the Constitution of 1851, proposed amendments to the Constitution that are agreed to by three-fi fths of the
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Constitutional Amendments? Ohio’s constitutional history illustrates that, at some level, its residents have forgotten how to effectively write constitutional amendments. In 1851, Ohio’s constitution had 168 sections averaging 56 words per section. Today, the consti-tution has 225 sections. If it took roughly the same