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TheOhio Biennial Elections Amendment, also known asAmendment 3, was on theNovember 5, 1889 ballot inOhio as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it wasdefeated. The measure would have provided for biennial elections for state and local officers.^[1]

Election results

Ohio Amendment 3 (1889)
Result		Votes	Percentage
dNo		254,215	49.66%
Yes		257,662	50.34%

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 780,304 votes in the entire election (390,152 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.

Election results via:Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be readhere.

Path to the ballot

The amendment was referred to the ballot by theOhio General Assembly on January 8, 1889.^[1]

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1889 ballot measures
• 1889 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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