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Oklahoma State Question 205, Rural Utility Districts Initiative (1938)

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Oklahoma State Question 205

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Election date

November 8, 1938

Topic
County and municipal governance and Utility policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Oklahoma State Question 205 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing public bodies, including rural utility districts, to assume revenue debt for public utilities if approved by election, to issue revenue certificates for utility projects without taxation, to mortgage utility property, and to set rates sufficient to cover debt repayment.

A "no" vote opposed allowing public bodies, including rural utility districts, to assume revenue debt for public utilities if approved by election, to issue revenue certificates for utility projects without taxation, to mortgage utility property, and to set rates sufficient to cover debt repayment.


Election results

Oklahoma State Question 205

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 98,216 26.90%

Defeated No

266,893 73.10%
Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 205 was as follows:

Proposed Constitutional amendment empowering bodies politic, including rural utility districts, organized thereunder, to assume revenue indebtedness, if authorized by election, to acquire, construct and extend public utilities, and without election, to maintain, repair, replace, enlarge and improve public utilities, and to issue authorized certificates of revenue indebtedness payable from utility revenues, without taxation; empowering school districts and State institutions to issue such certificates to construct, purchase and operate public buildings and parks, for hire; authorizing mortgaging of utility property and refunding of certificates; requiring governing body to fix utility rates sufficient to pay certificates; conferring additional powers; and providing procedure."


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oklahoma

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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