Oklahoma State Question 376, Alcoholic Beverages County Option Initiative (December 1957)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 376 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on December 3, 1957. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing counties to hold special elections every two years to decide whether to permit or prohibit beverages with alcohol content between 0.5% and 3.2% by weight. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing counties to hold special elections every two years to decide whether to permit or prohibit beverages with alcohol content between 0.5% and 3.2% by weight. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 376 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 214,012 | 43.72% | ||
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275,528 | 56.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 376 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Oklahoma be amended to authorize county option and the holding of special elections in and by counties of the State at county expense not oftener that every two years, to prohibit or permit beverages containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume and not more than three and two-tenths percent of alcohol by weight; and the manufacture sale, barter, giving away, furnishing, receiving or transporting of such beverages; providing procedure for such elections; and fixing penalties for violation in counties adopting the prohibitory provisions? | ” |
Path to the ballot
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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