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Oklahoma State Question 742, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Right to hunt and fish |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 742 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding a constitutional right to hunt, trap, fish, and take game and fish and granting the Wildlife Conservation Commission authority over methods and procedures. |
A "no" vote opposed adding a constitutional right to hunt, trap, fish, and take game and fish and granting the Wildlife Conservation Commission authority over methods and procedures. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 742 |
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1,082,341 | 80.05% | ||
| No | 269,787 | 19.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 742 was as follows:
| “ | This measure adds a new section to the State Constitution. It adds Section 36 to Article 2. It gives all people of this state the right to hunt, trap, fish and take game and fish. Such activities would be subject to reasonable regulation. It allows the Wildlife Conservation Commission to approve methods and procedures for hunting, trapping, fishing and taking of game and fish. It allows for taking game and fish by traditional means. It makes hunting, fishing, and trapping the preferred means to manage certain game and fish. The new law will not affect existing laws relating to property rights. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oklahoma Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Oklahoma State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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