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Oklahoma State Question 310, Agricultural and Mechanical College Board of Regents Amendment (July 1944)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 310 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on July 11, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a nine-member Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and related schools, with one member being the State Board of Agriculture President and others appointed by the Governor with Senate approval. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a nine-member Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and related schools, with one member being the State Board of Agriculture President and others appointed by the Governor with Senate approval. |
Election results
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117,194 | 52.03% | ||
| No | 108,047 | 47.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 310 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional amendment creating a Board of Regents composed of 9 members for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and all Agricultural and Mechanical Schools and Colleges maintained in whole or part be State, providing that one member of Board shall be the President of State Board of Agriculture and the other member shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the State Senate, and making members of said Board removable only for cause as provided by law for the removal of officers not subject to impeachment, be approved by the people? | ” |
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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