Oklahoma 1914 ballot measures
In 1914, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Oklahoma. On August 4 voters decided on five measures. On November 3, voters decided on four measures.
- Five of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
- One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
- One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
- Two of the measures were veto referendums.
- Voters approved one (11.11%) and rejected eight (88.89%) measures.
On the ballot
August 4, 1914
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 59 | Education; Taxes | Authorize the legislature to levy taxes for common schools and distribute funds to districts with insufficient local revenue to maintain schools for five months annually. |
|
89,653 (61%) |
56,916 (39%) |
|
| State Question 61 | Gambling | Repeal Chapter 185 of the 1913 Session Laws, which prohibited gambling, bookmaking, and related activities. |
|
68,878 (47%) |
76,495 (53%) |
|
| State Question 62 | Gambling | Invalidate Chapter 128 of the 1913 Session Laws, which penalized gambling, operating slot machines, and maintaining buildings used for such activities. |
|
67,562 (48%) |
73,770 (52%) |
|
| State Question 68 | Taxes | Re-establish a taxation system with changes to assessment methods, bond exemptions, taxes on banks and transmission companies, higher oil production tax, and a graduated tax on landholdings over 640 acres or $10,000 in value. |
|
88,994 (66%) |
45,232 (34%) |
|
| State Question 73 | Alcohol; Impeachment; Ethics | Make drunkenness and excessive use of intoxicating liquors grounds for impeachment or removal from office. |
|
114,833 (78%) |
31,659 (22%) |
November 3, 1914
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 71 | Judiciary | Consolidate the state’s final appellate courts into a single Supreme Court with one chief justice and nine associate justices. |
|
105,529 (62%) |
64,782 (38%) |
|
| State Question 74 | Taxes | Reduce the maximum state ad valorem tax levy from 3.5 mills to 2.5 mills and prohibit the legislature from making appropriations exceeding this limit. |
|
117,675 (67%) |
57,120 (33%) |
|
| State Question 75 | Severance taxes; Public education funding; Fossil fuels; Transportation | Levy a 2% mine production tax on natural gas, petroleum, and crude oil, with revenue split between the state, local road and bridge funds, and school funds in the county of production. |
|
107,342 (63%) |
62,380 (37%) |
|
| State Question 77 | Legislature | Restructure the legislature into an 80-member House of Representatives with a subordinate body of Commissioners, including the Lieutenant Governor. |
|
94,686 (57%) |
71,742 (43%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oklahoma
- Types of ballot measures in Oklahoma
- List of Oklahoma ballot measures
- 1914 ballot measures
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