Ohio Court Organization, Amendment 1 (October 1883)

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The Ohio Court Organization Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the October 9, 1883 ballot in Ohio as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure replaced district courts with circuit courts and provided that the supreme court consist of five justices.

Election results

Ohio Amendment 1 (October 1883)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		400,919	73.53%
No		144,335	26.47%

Election results via: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

Path to the ballot

The amendment was referred to the ballot by the Ohio General Assembly on March 30, 1883.

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1883 ballot measures
• 1883 ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio

External links

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Footnotes

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