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1912 Ohio Constitution Proceedings Now Online

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | August 27, 2008 - 13:50

The Ohio Supreme Court Library recently scanned in the Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Ohio: Convened January 9, 1912. Kudos to the Ohio Supreme Court for undertaking this huge scanning project of 2,000 plus pages. There are individual pdf documents for each week of the convention. These documents are searchable, as is a searchable topical index.

The 1912 Constitutional Convention proposed 42 constitutional amendments and the voters approved 34 of them. Courts today often rely on the 1912 Constitutional Convention Proceedings in deciding controversies involving the amendments added in 1912. For a recent example, see State ex rel. Ohio Gen. Assembly v. Brunner (2007), 114 Ohio St.3d 386, paragraphs 156-171.

Thanks to Prof. Steven Steinglass for the tip, and for his help with this post.

For more information on the Ohio Constitution, see the Ohio Constitutional Law and History Web Page.


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