Oklahoma State Question 522, Emergency Medical Districts Amendment (August 1976)

Oklahoma State Question 522
Election date August 24, 1976
Topic Administration of government and Healthcare
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 522 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 24, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to allow for elections for creating or dissolving emergency medical districts funded by annual tax levy, provisions for trustee appointments, and elections for issuing bonds for equipment and facilities.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to allow for elections for creating or dissolving emergency medical districts funded by annual tax levy, provisions for trustee appointments, and elections for issuing bonds for equipment and facilities.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 522
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		256,358	54.31%
No		215,679	45.69%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 522 was as follows:

“

Shall a Constitutional Amendment amending Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by adding Section 9C, providing for manner of calling elections to authorize creation or dissolution of emergency medical districts and to provide funds for support, organization, operation and maintenance of such districts with annual recurring tax levy not exceeding three mills; providing for appointment, manner of appointment, duties and powers of trustees of such districts; providing for election to authorize issuance of bonds to acquire equipment and to house and maintain same; authorizing annual recurring tax levy not exceeding three mills to retire bonds; providing procedure for sale of bonds; providing for interest on and refunding of bonds; providing for fee charges and annual audit; providing for election to expand districts; providing election procedures; providing trustees immunity from civil suit; authorizing cities and towns to form or join a district 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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• Healthcare on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

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• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

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