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Oklahoma State Question 503, Qualifications of Electors Amendment (August 1974)
| Oklahoma State Question 503 | |
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 503 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 27, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing durational residency requirements for voters, authorizing the legislature to set other voter qualifications, and allowing residents of mental institutions to vote. |
A "no" vote opposed removing durational residency requirements for voters, authorizing the legislature to set other voter qualifications, and allowing residents of mental institutions to vote. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 503 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 240,196 | 36.23% | ||
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422,755 | 63.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 503 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Section 1 of Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution by removing durational residence requirements and providing the Oklahoma Legislature may prescribe other qualifications for prospective electors and permitting residents of mental institutions not committed by final and nonreviewable judicial order to vote in elections, 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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