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Oklahoma State Question 112, Legislative Compensation Amendment (1920)
| Oklahoma State Question 112 | |
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 112 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported setting legislators' pay at $6 per day for 90 working days and 10 cents per mile for travel. |
A "no" vote opposed setting legislators' pay at $6 per day for 90 working days and 10 cents per mile for travel. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 112 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 125,463 | 42.00% | ||
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173,274 | 58.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 112 was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 21, Article 5, of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma so that members of the Legislature shall receive Six ($6.00) Dollars per day for their services during the ninety actual working days of the Legislature, and ten cents per mile for every mile necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature. And provided, That no bill shall be introduced in either house, after the sixtieth day of such session except upon recommendation of the Governor. | ” |
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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