Oklahoma State Question 508, Members of the Board of Equalization Amendment (July 1975)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 508 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on July 22, 1975. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported restructuring the Board of Equalization by replacing the Secretary of State with the Lieutenant Governor and replacing the State Auditor and State Examiner and Inspector with the State Auditor and Inspector and Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
A "no" vote opposed restructuring the Board of Equalization by replacing the Secretary of State with the Lieutenant Governor and replacing the State Auditor and State Examiner and Inspector with the State Auditor and Inspector and Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 508 |
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164,700 | 67.37% | ||
| No | 79,774 | 32.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 508 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Section 21 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution; removing Secretary of State from the Board of Equalization and adding the Lieutenant Governor; removing State Auditor and State Examiner and Inspector from Board of Equalization and adding State Auditor and Inspector and the Superintendent of Public Instruction thereto; in the event the State Auditor and the State Examiner and Inspector are not consolidated, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Auditor and Inspector shall not be added as members; and providing an effective date of January 8, 1979, 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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