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1. • September 3, 1912

     • On September 3, 1912, despite strong conservative opposition, voters adopted 34 of the 42 proposed amendments. It was so sweeping a change to the 1851 Constitution that most legal scholars consider it to have become a new "1912 Constitution."
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   Congress passed an enabling bill to establish a new state, which President Thomas Jefferson signed into law on April 30, 1802. A state constitutional convention was held in November 1802 in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it adopted what became known as the 1802 Constitution.

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   Voters last approved a new amendment to the Ohio Constitution on November 7, 2023, when voters approved Issue 1. The Ohio Constitution can be amended with a legislative, citizen-initiated, or covention-referred constitutional amendment, all of which require voter approval.

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   Jul 20, 2023 · The Ohio Constitution has been amended 127 times since the voters approved the recommendation of the 1912 Constitutional Convention to adopt the initiative and referendum to create ways to get around an unresponsive General Assembly.

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6. www.lsc.ohio.gov › assets › organizationsChapter 1 The Constitutional Framework of Ohio State Government

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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.

7. www.ocmc.ohio.gov › constitutionsOhio Constitution | Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

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   View the entire Ohio Constitution in pdf format. OR. Search the Constitution by Keyword: Preamble. Article 1 - Bill of Rights. Article 2 - Legislative. Article 3 - Executive. Article 4 - Judicial.

8. www.commoncause.org › ohio › articlesOhio Ballot History—Our Constitutional Right Since 1912

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   2015 The Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment, also known as Issue 2, was on the November 3, 2015 ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved by 51.33% of voters.

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   How many times has the Ohio Constitution been amended?

   • The current Ohio Constitution has been amended 173 times. Voters last approved a new amendment to the Ohio Constitution on November 7, 2023, when voters approved Issue 1. The Ohio Constitution can be amended with a legislative, citizen-initiated, or covention-referred constitutional amendment, all of which require voter approval.

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   How does Ohio amend the Constitution?

   • The Ohio Constitution provides three mechanisms for amending the state's constitution—a citizen-initiated process, a legislative process, and a state constitutional convention. Ohio requires a simple majority vote (50% plus 1) for voters to approve constitutional amendments.

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   Is Ohio a constitutional state?

   • Ohio’s second constitution, the Constitution of 1851, as subsequently amended, is today’s fundamental law of Ohio. A constitution is the fundamental law of a state or nation. Like the United States Constitution, the Ohio Constitution organizes state government into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

   Chapter 1 The Constitutional Framework of Ohio State Government

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   How many constitutional amendments did Ohio delegates propose?

   • Rather than proposing a new constitution, delegates proposed 42 constitutional amendments. Voters approved 34 (80.95%) and rejected eight (19.05%) of the constitutional amendments. One of the constitutional amendments created the citizen-initiated ballot measure process in Ohio.

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   Can a citizen initiate a constitutional amendment in Ohio?

   • According to Section 1a of Article II, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments in Ohio. An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

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   How many amendments have been passed in Ohio?

   • Thirty amendments to the constitution have been passed by voters, with twenty-five dealing solely with giving the state government more authority to borrow money. Article IX establishes the state's militia under the command of the governor. Section 1 states that all Ohioans between the ages of 17 and 67 are eligible to be called upon to serve.

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10. www.ocmc.ohio.gov › expandedConstitutionOhio Constitution | Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission

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    View the entire Ohio Constitution in pdf format. OR. Search the Constitution by Keyword: Article 1 - Bill of Rights. § 01 Inalienable Rights (1851)