Oklahoma State Question 183, Non-Intoxicating and Intoxicating Beverages Measure (July 1933)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 183 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oklahoma on July 11, 1933. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adopting House Bill No. 647 to define non-intoxicating beverages, regulate and tax their sale, and allocate the revenue, while penalizing sales of intoxicating beverages. |
A "no" vote opposed adopting House Bill No. 647 to define non-intoxicating beverages, regulate and tax their sale, and allocate the revenue, while penalizing sales of intoxicating beverages. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 183 |
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224,598 | 63.41% | ||
| No | 129,582 | 36.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 183 was as follows:
| “ | "Shall House Bill Number 647 of Fourteenth Legislature of Oklahoma, defining non-intoxicating beverages as those containing not to exceed 3.2 per centum of alcohol measured by weight; amending Sections 2618, 2626 and 2627, Oklahoma Statutes 1931, making unlawful the sale of intoxicating beverages, prescribing punishment for violating Act; regulating and licensing manufacturers and retail dealers of such non-intoxicating beverages levying tax upon sale and distribution thereof in Oklahoma, and providing for disposition of revenue derived therefrom," be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Bills that raise revenue must pass in both the House and Senate with at least a three-fourths supermajority to be enacted without voter approval; if a revenue-increasing bill passes by more a simple majority but less than a three-fourths supermajority, they must be referred to the ballot.
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