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Oklahoma State Question 453, Estimate of Revenues Amendment (April 1968)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 453 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on April 16, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the State Constitution to require the State Board of Equalization to provide annual revenue estimates for the upcoming fiscal year, change the time of making such estimate, change the basis for estimate from average total revenue accruing the last three fiscal years to the total revenue of the most recent fiscal year. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the State Constitution to require the State Board of Equalization to provide annual revenue estimates for the upcoming fiscal year, change the time of making such estimate, change the basis for estimate from average total revenue accruing the last three fiscal years to the total revenue of the most recent fiscal year. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 453 |
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91,094 | 82.36% | ||
| No | 19,513 | 17.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 453 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Section 23, Article X, Oklahoma Constitution, to provide that the State Board of Equalization shall make annual estimates of revenues to be received by the State for the next ensuing fiscal year; changing time of making such estimates; providing that estimate not exceed total revenue which accrued to any fund plus any cash surplus for preceding fiscal year; changing basis for estimate from average total revenue accruing three last preceding fiscal years to total revenue accruing last preceding fiscal year be approved by the people? | ” |
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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