Oklahoma State Question 243, Legislative Size and Salaries Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 243 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a 77-member House of Representatives and a 34-member Senate, setting annual salaries for legislators up to $2,400, and requiring legislative reapportionment every 10 years. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a 77-member House of Representatives and a 34-member Senate, setting annual salaries for legislators up to $2,400, and requiring legislative reapportionment every 10 years. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 243 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 92,264 | 26.44% | ||
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256,745 | 73.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 243 was as follows:
| “ | "Shall the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma be amended by adding thereto an additional Section to be known as Section 1-A of Article 5, providing for the State Legislature, commencing in 1940, to be composed of seventy-seven members of the House of Representatives and thirty-four (34) members of the Senate, each of whom shall receive an annual salary, not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($2,400.00), payable out of the State Treasury; providing for Legislative apportionments every ten (10) years." | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oklahoma Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment 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. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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