Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1918)

Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative

Election date

November 5, 1918

Topic
Alcohol
Status

Approved

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment | Origin

Citizens

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Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Ohio on November 5, 1918. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Ohio.

A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Ohio.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 Footnotes
* 4 External links

## Election results[edit]

Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative

Result | Votes | Percentage

Yes

| 463,354 | 51.41%
No | 437,895 | 48.59%

Results are officially certified.
Source

## Text of measure

### Ballot title

The ballot title for Alcohol Prohibition Initiative was as follows:

Prohibition of the sale and manufacture for sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage (Art. XV, Sec. 9)

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## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures 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.

In Ohio, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 10% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.

Ohio also requires initiative sponsors to submit 1,000 signatures with the initial petition application. Ohio has a signature distribution requirement, which requires that signatures be gathered from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties. Petitioners must gather signatures equal to a minimum of half the total required percentage of the gubernatorial vote in each of the 44 counties. Petitions are allowed to circulate for an indefinite period of time. Signatures are due 125 days prior to the general election that proponents want the initiative on.

## See also

1918 Measures

* 1918 Measures
* Alcohol on the ballot
* 1918 legislative sessions

Ohio

* Ohio ballot measures
* Ohio ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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## Footnotes[edit]

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Reference Bureau, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Initiated Legislation, and Laws Challenged by Referendum, Submitted to the Electors ," June 11, 2014

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