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It was passed by the House on May 1, 1810, by a vote of 87–3. [7] Having been approved by Congress, the proposed amendment was sent to the state legislatures for ratification and was ratified by the following states: [8] Maryland – December 25, 1810; Kentucky – January 31, 1811; Ohio – January 31, 1811; Delaware – February 2, 1811
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.
Article VI details the state's powers regarding education. Ohio has a long history of education being a public service. The initial 1802 constitution prohibited laws to prevent poor children from receiving an education. [29] Federal law at the time also granted the state significant lands to sell for the benefit of schools.
This included a flood of donations, many coming from outside Ohio, through several abortion-focused PACs: around thirteen million dollars was poured in to two explicitly anti-abortion groups: Protect Women Ohio and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. The amount for explicitly pro-abortion groups was much smaller, with Ohio Physicians for ...
The 2024 Ohio redistricting commission initiative was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, Issue 1 on the ballot, that was defeated 53.7% to 46.3% in the November 2024 election. [1]
More than 135 years after Ohio passed a law to curb vigilante justice, AG Dave Yost is warning that protestors could run afoul of that same law. Ohio passed a law to stop vigilantes in 1889. Now ...
The amendment declared an individual’s right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions” and passed with a strong 57% majority. Ohio voters just passed abortion protections.
The resolution failed to receive enough votes and was not passed by the California State Senate before the end of the session, preventing it from appearing on the November 2022 ballot. [11] [12] Similar legislation was passed by the legislature and will appear on the November 2024 ballot. [13]