Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Oklahoma State Constitution Ratification Measure (September 1907)
| Oklahoma State Question 1 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State constitution ratification |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 1 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Oklahoma on September 17, 1907. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported ratifying the Oklahoma State Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed ratifying the Oklahoma State Constitution. |
Election results
|
Oklahoma State Question 1 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
180,333 | 71.17% | ||
| No | 73,059 | 28.83% | ||
Overview
The question proposed the adoption of the Oklahoma Constitution. The state constitution included a provision providing for ballot initiatives in the form of initiated constitutional amendments, initiated state statutes, and veto referendums.
Oklahoma was admitted as a state on November 16, 1907.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution for the Proposed State of Oklahoma Be Ratified? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The question was placed on the ballot by the state's constitutional convention.
See also
Footnotes
| |||||
