Oklahoma State Question 472, Call for Constitutional Convention Amendment (March 1970)

Oklahoma State Question 472
Election date March 17, 1970
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 472 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on March 17, 1970. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to call a Constitutional Convention to propose changes to the Oklahoma Constitution or create a new one.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to call a Constitutional Convention to propose changes to the Oklahoma Constitution or create a new one.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 472
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		58,223	23.65%
No		187,934	76.35%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 472 was as follows:

“

Shall the Legislature call a Constitutional Convention which shall be authorized to propose alterations, revisions, or amendments to the Constitution, or to propose a new Constitution for the State of Oklahoma?

”

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.

See also

1970 Measures

• 1970 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1970 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

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• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

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External links

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