Oklahoma State Question 173, Office of Budget Officer Initiative (December 1931)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 173 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on December 18, 1931. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a Budget Officer appointed by the Governor to prepare biennial budgets, allowing the Legislature to decrease budgets but requiring either the Governor's consent or a three-fourths legislative majority to increase them. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a Budget Officer appointed by the Governor to prepare biennial budgets, allowing the Legislature to decrease budgets but requiring either the Governor's consent or a three-fourths legislative majority to increase them. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 173 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 194,274 | 44.15% | ||
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245,794 | 55.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 173 was as follows:
| “ | "An amendment to the Constitution creating a Budget Officer appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the Senate and removable at pleasure of Governor; fixing tenure of office and salary and authorizing him to employ assistants with consent of the Governor; said officer under the supervision of the Governor to prepare the biennial budget for all State Institutions and Departments; authorizing the Governor to revise the budgets; providing that the Legislature may decrease the budgets but prohibiting the Legislature increasing budget or any item without consent of the Governor except by a three-fourths majority vote in both houses." | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last general election. In 2010, voters approved State Question 750, which changed the signature requirement to be based on the preceding gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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