Oklahoma State Question 357, Congressional Redistricting Initiative (1956)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 357 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating six new congressional districts with adjusted populations based on the 1950 federal census, replacing the current districts with unequal population distributions. |
A "no" vote opposed creating six new congressional districts with adjusted populations based on the 1950 federal census, replacing the current districts with unequal population distributions. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 357 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 391,453 | 56.81% | ||
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297,628 | 43.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 357 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a proposed Act amending 14 O.S. 1951 Section 1, so as to divide the State of Oklahoma into six new congressional districts with populations, according to the 1950 federal decennial census, as follows: District One, 374,396; District Two, 373,887; District Three, 371,986; District Four, 374,193; District Five, 366,795; District Six, 372,094; instead of the present six congressional districts with populations, according to said census, as follows: District One, 439,518; District Two, 394,872; District Three, 266,995; District Four, 294,577; District Five, 436,620; District Six, 400,769; 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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