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Ohio Constitution

Ohio Constitutional Law and History Webpage
by Professor Steven H. Steinglass and Sue Altmeyer: Includes text of historical versions of the Constitution; text of constitutional conventions; a chart of proposed amendments 1857-present; bibliography of primary and secondary sources, some linked to full text; Current Ohio Supreme Court decisions and pending cases.

What the Ohio Constitution does: "[D]efines what rights are guaranteed to the Citizens of Ohio and organizes the government into three separate branches" The Ohio Constitution, online brochure by the Ohio Supreme Court. May afford more rights than the U.S. Constitution.

Current copies:

• Free Unannotated Ohio Constitution on the Ohio General Assembly's web site.
• Annotated versions contain short descriptions of cases on each section of the constitution, as well as references to secondary sources.
• Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KF 30 1953 .P3 (in appendix volume). Page's is available on Lexis: OH - Ohio Constitution
• Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KFO 30 1953 .A4 (first volume). Baldwin's is available on Westlaw (OH-ST-ANN).

History: Ohio's first constitution was adopted in 1802. The Constitution of 1851, as amended, is the current governing document.

Further reading: "The Ohio State Constitution, A Reference Guide", Steven H. Steinglass, KFO401 1851 .A6 S74 2004 - Section by section commentary on the origins of each section of the constitution and interpretation by courts. Chapter on history of the Ohio Constitution. Table of amendments proposed by the legislature.   "Ohio Constitution Handbook", KFO401 1851.A6 S94 1990 Commentary and annotations for each section, history of the constitution, text of original 1851 and 1802 constitutions.   "Ohio Legal Research Guide", KFO 75 P88 1997 - Methods for amending the constitution, history, discussion of constitutional convention documents.   "The Ohio Constitution-Then and Now: An Examination of the Law and History ofthe Ohio Constitution on the Occasion of Its Bicentennial"; the proceedings are published at 51 Cleveland State Law Review 1 (2004 )

SA , July 3, 2007

 

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