Oklahoma State Question 122, Eligibility for State Office Amendment (October 1923)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 122 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on October 2, 1923. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring candidates for certain state offices, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to be U.S. citizens, at least 30 years old, and qualified electors in Oklahoma for the three years preceding the election. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring candidates for certain state offices, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to be U.S. citizens, at least 30 years old, and qualified electors in Oklahoma for the three years preceding the election. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 122 |
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173,262 | 66.71% | ||
| No | 86,445 | 33.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 122 was as follows:
| “ | "No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Examiner and Inspector, except a citizen of the United States, of the age of not less than thirty years, and who shall have been three years next preceding the election, qualified elector of this State." | ” |
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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