Oklahoma State Question No. 743 (2008)
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The Oklahoma State Question No. 743 was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. It enacted law to allow certain winemakers to sell directly to retail package stores and restaurants in Oklahoma.
2008 election results
See also 2008 ballot measure election results
These election results are based on the Oklahoma Elections Division.[1]
| Question No. 743 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes or no | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes
| 1,064,626 | 78.94% | ||
| No | 284,023 | 21.06% | ||
| Total votes | 1,348,649 | 100% | ||
Ballot Text
STATE QUESTION NO. 743
LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 346
This measure amends Section 3 of Article 28 of the Constitution. It requires a customer to be twenty-one and physically present to purchase wine at a winery, festival or trade show. The measure changes the law to allow certain winemakers to sell directly to retail package stores and restaurants in Oklahoma. The change applies to winemakers who produce up to ten thousand gallons of wine a year. It applies to winemakers in state and out of state. Those winemakers may not also use a licensed wholesale distributor. They must sell their wine to every retail package store and restaurant in Oklahoma that wants to buy the wine. The sales must be on the same price basis. The sales must be without discrimination. Those winemakers must use their own leased or owned vehicles to distribute their wine. They may not use common or private carriers. If any part of this measure is found to be unconstitutional, no winemaker could sell wine directly to retail package stores or restaurants in Oklahoma. [2]
See also
- Oklahoma 2008 ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for Oklahoma ballot measures
- Oklahoma Initiative and Referendum Law
- Oklahoma signature requirements
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
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