Oklahoma State Question 464, Election Machines Referendum (1970)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 464 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oklahoma on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring voting machines to disable party-voting levers in elections with nonpartisan or noncompetitive judicial retention candidates. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring voting machines to disable party-voting levers in elections with nonpartisan or noncompetitive judicial retention candidates. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 464 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 252,908 | 45.77% | ||
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299,654 | 54.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 464 was as follows:
| “ | Shall House Bill No. 1267 of the 31st Oklahoma Legislature, Second Session, providing, in any election where there are candidates for election on a non-partisan basis or candidates for retention in office of anon-competitive basis, under Article VII and VII-B of the Oklahoma Constitution, then the voting machines shall be programmed so that the party-voting levers will not be operative and party-voting levers shall not be used in such election, be approved by the people? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% 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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