Oklahoma State Question 241, Board of Medical Examiners Initiative (1940)
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Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 241 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing alternate members of the State Board of Medical Examiners, ensuring no medical school holds a board majority, requiring hearings for license revocation, and allowing physicians to employ agents without risking license suspension. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing alternate members of the State Board of Medical Examiners, ensuring no medical school holds a board majority, requiring hearings for license revocation, and allowing physicians to employ agents without risking license suspension. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 241 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 294,346 | 58.05% | ||
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212,701 | 41.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 241 was as follows:
| “ | "Shall an act abolishing alternate members of State Board of Medical Examiners; prohibiting one school of medical practice from having majority membership on said Board; requiring hearings by board before it can revoke or suspend licenses of physicians convicted of certain crimes or who are fugitives from justice; changing appeal procedure to provide for trials de novo in District Court and subsequent appeals to Supreme Court; and providing that employment of agents of certain hospitals or clinics by a physician to procure practice therefor will not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of physician's license, be approved by the people?" | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% 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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