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Oklahoma State Question 144, Legislative Compensation and Sessions Amendment (1926)
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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 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
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Oklahoma State Question 144 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 54,007 | 17.69% | ||
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251,332 | 82.31% | ||
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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