Oklahoma State Question 45, Taxes for Common Schools Amendment (1912)

Oklahoma State Question 45
Election date November 5, 1912
Topic Education and Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 45 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to levy taxes to fund public schools for at least five months each year.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to levy taxes to fund public schools for at least five months each year.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 45
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		100,042	60.46%
No		65,436	39.54%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 45 was as follows:

“

That Section 12, Article 10 of the Constitution be amended so that the Legislature shall have the power to levy such taxes as will maintain all public schools for at least five months in the year.

”

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.

See also

1912 Measures

• 1912 Measures
• Education on the ballot
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1912 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma ballot measures
• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Oklahoma State Questions