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Oklahoma State Question 473, Amending the Constitution Amendment (March 1970)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 473 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on March 17, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing constitutional amendments to propose an entire article or add a new article as a single question, including the revision, deletion, or transfer of related provisions in other articles. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing constitutional amendments to propose an entire article or add a new article as a single question, including the revision, deletion, or transfer of related provisions in other articles. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 473 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 67,358 | 27.65% | ||
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176,237 | 72.35% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 473 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Section 1 of Article XXIV of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma authorizing the amendment of the Constitution by proposing an entire article or addition of a new article as a single question and authorizing the deletion, revision and transfer of provisions in other articles where germane to the proposed article as a part of the same question 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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