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Oklahoma State Question 507, Library Tax Increase Amendment (1976)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 507 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to increase the ad valorem tax levy for cooperative and joint city-county libraries to fund library services, and permit counties with populations over 100,000 to fund joint city-county libraries. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to increase the ad valorem tax levy for cooperative and joint city-county libraries to fund library services, and permit counties with populations over 100,000 to fund joint city-county libraries. |
Election results
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484,604 | 51.57% | ||
| No | 455,115 | 48.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 507 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Section 10A, Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by changing the special annual recurring ad valorem tax levy for cooperative and joint city-county libraries from an allowable maximum of two (2) mills to an allowable maximum of four (4) mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the county, and allowing all counties to use the proceeds of such a levy for libraries or library services in cooperation with one or more other counties, and allowing counties having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) to use proceeds for joint city-county libraries and library services, 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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