Oklahoma State Question 485, Indebtedness for Highways Amendment (March 1972)
| Oklahoma State Question 485 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 485 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on March 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to issue up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for highway improvements. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to issue up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for highway improvements. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 485 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 114,493 | 24.11% | ||
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360,399 | 75.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 485 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment authorizing Legislature to enact legislation whereby the state may become indebted not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000.00) for the purpose of providing safe highways, eliminating hazardous highway conditions, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending and improving highway facilities; specifying expenditures in existing districts; providing debt payment from a portion of existing gasoline tax allocated to State Highway Department and other unobligated funds; if such funds should become insufficient, then from other state income; creating bond commission and sinking fund, directing investment; Attorney General to perform legal work; providing issuance of general obligation bonds with full faith and credit of state 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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