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Oklahoma State Question 144, Legislative Compensation and Sessions Amendment (1926)

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Oklahoma State Question 144

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Election date

November 2, 1926

Topic
Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Oklahoma State Question 144 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported increasing legislators' compensation from $6 to $10 per day, limiting legislative sessions to 90 days, providing 10 cents per mile for travel, and prohibiting introducing bills after the 60th day of the session unless recommended by the Governor.

A "no" vote opposed increasing legislators' compensation from $6 to $10 per day, limiting legislative sessions to 90 days, providing 10 cents per mile for travel, and prohibiting introducing bills after the 60th day of the session unless recommended by the Governor.


Election results

Oklahoma State Question 144

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 54,007 17.69%

Defeated No

251,332 82.31%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 144 was as follows:

"A Constitutional Amendment, amending Section 21, Article 5 of the Constitution, increasing compensation of members of the Legislature from six to ten dollars per diem; limiting length of sessions of Legislature to ninety days, providing ten cents per mile for members of the Legislature going to and from place of meeting; and providing that no bill shall be introduced in either house after the sixtieth day of the 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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