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Oklahoma State Question 281, Eligibility for State Office Amendment (1940)
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| Topic State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 281 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring candidates for specific statewide offices to be U.S. citizens at least 31 years old and qualified Oklahoma electors for the 10 years preceding their election.x |
A "no" vote opposed requiring candidates for specific statewide offices to be U.S. citizens at least 31 years old and qualified Oklahoma electors for the 10 years preceding their election. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 281 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 354,433 | 67.59% | ||
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169,926 | 32.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 281 was as follows:
| “ | "That Section 3, Article 6, of the Constitution of Oklahoma be amended to read as follows: 'No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Examiner and Inspector, except a citizen of the United States of the age of not less than thirty-one years and who shall have been ten years next proceeding his or her election, a qualified elector of this State.'" | ” |
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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