Ohio Constitution

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The Ohio Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Ohio, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and guaranteeing rights to its citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
administeredBy State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
allows constitutional amendments by popular vote ⓘ
constitutional convention ⓘ
amendmentMethod initiative by petition ⓘ
proposal by General Assembly ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
authorizes creation of counties in Ohio ⓘ
municipal home rule in Ohio ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights of Ohio ⓘ
provisions on education in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on elections in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on legislative apportionment in Ohio ⓘ
provisions on taxation and finance in Ohio ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentFrameworkBasedOn Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
definesBranch executive branch of Ohio ⓘ
judicial branch of Ohio ⓘ
legislative branch of Ohio ⓘ
establishes Office of the Governor of Ohio ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly ⓘ
Ohio state government ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio ⓘ
firstAdopted 1802 ⓘ
firstConstitutionalConventionLocation Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ
firstConstitutionalConventionYear 1802 ⓘ
firstVersionKnownAs Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
governs State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio
guarantees civil liberties to Ohio citizens ⓘ
due process protections in Ohio ⓘ
freedom of religion in Ohio ⓘ
freedom of speech in Ohio ⓘ
prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment in Ohio ⓘ
prohibition of slavery in Ohio ⓘ
right to bear arms in Ohio ⓘ
right to trial by jury in Ohio ⓘ
hasVersion Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution

Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
interpretedBy Supreme Court of Ohio ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of Ohio ⓘ
limits state debt of Ohio ⓘ
majorRevisionYear 1851 ⓘ
mustComplyWith federal law of the United States ⓘ
regulates local government powers in Ohio ⓘ
requires system of common schools in Ohio ⓘ
voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
secondVersionAdopted 1851 ⓘ
secondVersionKnownAs Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
subjectTo United States Constitution ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ohio state courts → interprets → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly districts → governedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly → follows → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio General Assembly → hasAuthorityFrom → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → interprets → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Senate → authority → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio Senate → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Senate → reorganizedBy → Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio House of Representatives → authority → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio House of Representatives → establishedBy → Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Governor of Ohio → constitutingInstrument → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas → appliesLaw → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas → establishedBy → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio → officeCreatedBy → Constitution of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Treasurer of Ohio → legalBasis → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio state government → constitution → Constitution of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Charter of the City of Youngstown → conformsTo → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Michigan–Ohio War → legalBasis → Ohio state constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution → firstVersionKnownAs → Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution → secondVersionKnownAs → Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution → hasVersion → Ohio Constitution of 1802 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution → hasVersion → Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Constitution → currentFrameworkBasedOn → Ohio Constitution of 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Revised Code → legalAuthorityFrom → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio municipal courts → governedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Judicial branch of Ohio → interprets → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio → authority → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio → relatedTo → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ohio → establishedBy → Constitution of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Supreme Court of Ohio → interprets → Constitution of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio Redistricting Commission → hasLegalBasis → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Secretary of State of Ohio → officeCreatedBy → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio Secretary of State → constitutionalBasis → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
Ohio Secretary of State → createdBy → Ohio state constitution and statutes ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Ohio House of Representatives → authorityDerivedFrom → Ohio Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: OH House
Executive branch of Ohio → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Seal of the Governor of Ohio → authorityDerivedFrom → Constitution of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution
Miamisburg City Council → subordinateTo → Constitution of the State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Ohio Constitution