Oklahoma State Question 527, Repeal Definitions of Racial Terms Amendment (1978)

Oklahoma State Question 527
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Constitutional wording changes and Race and ethnicity issues
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 527 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to repeal section with racialized definitions.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Oklahoma State Constitution to repeal section with racialized definitions.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 527
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		408,038	60.94%
No		261,547	39.06%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 527 was as follows:

“

Shall a constitutional amendment repealing Section 11 of Article XXIII of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma which defines the words, "colored" or "colored race", "negro" or "negro race", and "white race" be approved by the people? Shall the amendment be adopted?

”

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

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Race and ethnicity issues on the ballot
• Constitutional wording changes on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma ballot measures
• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

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External links

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