Oklahoma State Question 408, Legislature Reapportionment Initiative (1962)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 408 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating an apportionment commission composed of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer and granting the State Supreme Court jurisdiction to review apportionments. |
A "no" vote opposed creating an apportionment commission composed of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer and granting the State Supreme Court jurisdiction to review apportionments. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 408 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 335,045 | 55.08% | ||
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273,287 | 44.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 408 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a constitutional amendment providing method for enforcement of the present constitutional formulae apportioning members of the House of Representatives and Senate; vesting this duty in the Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Treasurer acting ex-officio as a legislative apportionment commission; conferring original jurisdiction upon State Supreme Court to review any apportionment upon petition of any qualified elector under prescribed conditions; defining senatorial terms; requiring elections in accordance with apportionments; declaring amendment selfexecuting; repealing subsections a, b, i and j, Section 10 and amending Sections 11-16 inclusive, Article V, Constitution of Oklahoma, be approved by the people? | ” |
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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