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Oklahoma State Question 124, Ad Valorem Tax Limit Amendment (October 1923)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 124 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on October 2, 1923. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting ad valorem taxes to 31.5 mills, allowing school districts to increase up to 10 mills, and establishing a state levy providing $15 per child in daily school attendance. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting ad valorem taxes to 31.5 mills, allowing school districts to increase up to 10 mills, and establishing a state levy providing $15 per child in daily school attendance. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 124 |
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144,758 | 55.36% | ||
| No | 116,711 | 44.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 124 was as follows:
| “ | That Section 9, of the Constitution, be amended, limiting ad valorem tax to thirty-one and one-half mills, as follows: State, 3 1/2; County, 8, and 2 mills additional for aid of common schools; Township, 5; City or Town, 10; School District, 5, providing that the School District may increase not to exceed 10 millse; provided that a state levy creating a fund equal to $15.00 per child in daily school attendance be made and authorizing the appropriation of same." | ” |
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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