Oklahoma State Question 145, Public School Fund and Levy Amendment (1926)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 145 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a Special Tax Apportionment Fund for schools, funded by a state levy exceeding constitutional limits to provide $15–$16 annually per pupil in average daily attendance. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a Special Tax Apportionment Fund for schools, funded by a state levy exceeding constitutional limits to provide $15–$16 annually per pupil in average daily attendance. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 145 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 105,588 | 31.13% | ||
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233,625 | 68.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 145 was as follows:
| “ | "To amend Section 9, Article 10, Constitution, creating Special Tax apportionment Fund, providing method of raising same by state levy, which may exceed other constitutional limits to equal at least fifteen dollars and not more than sixteen dollars per annum per pupil in average daily school attendance; authorizing the Legislature to reduce levy by appropriations from other revenues; fixing duties of Board of Equalization and providing method of apportionment among school districts and common schools of the 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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