Oklahoma State Question 201, Homestead Exemption Initiative (September 1935)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 201 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on September 24, 1935. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to exempt all homesteads from ad valorem taxes, excluding prior obligations, with the exemption lasting at least 20 years and allowing increases but not reductions. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to exempt all homesteads from ad valorem taxes, excluding prior obligations, with the exemption lasting at least 20 years and allowing increases but not reductions. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 201 |
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185,058 | 66.99% | ||
| No | 91,189 | 33.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 201 was as follows:
| “ | "A proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, providing that all homesteads within said state may be exempted from ad valorem taxation by the Legislature, excepting all assessments, levies, encumbrances and contract obligations made previous to such act of the Legislature and providing that such act of the Legislature shall remain in force for a period of not less than twenty years in which time the amount of homestead exemption may be increased but not diminished." | ” |
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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