Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot.Click to learn more!

Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment (1957)

From Ballotpedia
Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment

Flag of Ohio.png

Election date

November 5, 1957

Topic
Residency voting requirements
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inOhio onNovember 5, 1957. It wasapproved.

A“yes” votesupported allowing new residents of Ohio who do not meet the yearlong residency requirement to vote for president and vice president under certain criteria.

A“no” voteopposed allowing new residents of Ohio who do not meet the yearlong residency requirement to vote for president and vice president under certain criteria.


Election results

Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

1,072,39661.97%
No658,24438.03%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment was as follows:

Shall the proposed amendment of Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to provide that a person otherwise qualified to vote in Ohio but who has not resided in the state for one year may vote for presidential electors if he has resided in the state, county, township, or ward such time as may be provided by law, and he is not entitled to vote for presidential electors in any other state, be adopted?


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Ohio Constitution

A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for theOhio State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 60 votes in theOhio House of Representatives and 20 votes in theOhio State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also


Footnotes

External links

v  e
1957 ballot measures1957 ballot measures
Flag of Ohio
v  e
State ofOhio
Columbus (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? |Elections in 2026 |How to vote |How to run for office |Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? |U.S. President |U.S. Congress |Federal courts |State executives |State legislature |State and local courts |Counties |Cities |School districts |Public policy