Oklahoma 1923 ballot measures

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In 1923, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Oklahoma on October 2.

• One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
• Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved three (50%) and rejected three (50%) measures.

On the ballot

October 2, 1923

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 119	Impeachment; Executive	Allow the legislature to convene, at the request of a House majority, to investigate impeachment cases, limiting other actions to those necessary for impeachment.	a	209,452 (75%)	70,638 (25%)
LRCA	State Question 121	Labor	Authorize compulsory compensation for employees and dependents in cases of death or disability under the Workmen's Compensation Act.		137,358 (53%)	120,761 (47%)
LRCA	State Question 122	Executive	Require state office candidates, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to be U.S. citizens, at least 30 years old, and qualified electors in Oklahoma for the past three years.	a	173,262 (67%)	86,445 (33%)
LRCA	State Question 123	Veterans	Add Article 26 to aid honorably discharged World War I soldiers with $50 million in bonds and a Soldiers' State Aid Commission.		120,219 (46%)	142,082 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 124	Taxes	Limit ad valorem taxes to 31.5 mills, allow school districts to increase by 10 mills, and establish a state levy of $15 per child in daily attendance.	a	144,758 (55%)	116,711 (45%)
LRCA	State Question 125	Budgets	Authorize the legislature to pay lawful claims against the Depositors' Guaranty Fund from state bank failures before the Ninth Legislature, excluding funds from direct ad valorem taxes.		111,081 (41%)	160,668 (59%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oklahoma
• Types of ballot measures in Oklahoma
• List of Oklahoma ballot measures
• 1923 ballot measures

External links

• Oklahoma State Questions