Oklahoma State Question 483, Multi-County Grand Juries Amendment (December 1971)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 483 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on December 7, 1971. It was approved.
A "yes" vote allowing grand juries to be convened through citizen petitions or by the Attorney General for single or multi-county investigations, with authority to indict for all crimes. |
A "no" vote opposed grand juries to be convened through citizen petitions or by the Attorney General for single or multi-county investigations, with authority to indict for all crimes. |
Election results
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142,436 | 65.59% | ||
| No | 74,736 | 34.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 483 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Article II, Section 18, of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to provide for composition of grand juries; providing that grand juries be convened upon the filing of a petition signed by the qualified electors of a county; establishing numerical signature requirements for the sufficiency of such petitions; allowing the Attorney General to convene and conduct grand juries, upon the filing of a verified application, to investigate crimes alleged to have been committed in one county or involving multi-county criminal activities; granting such grand juries power to indict for all character and grades of crimes, 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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