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Oklahoma State Question 558, Funds for Water Resource Development Amendment (1982)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 558 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to authorize the use of state funds and incur debt for water resource development and sewage treatment projects, bypassing constitutional limits on state debt and grants. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to authorize the use of state funds and incur debt for water resource development and sewage treatment projects, bypassing constitutional limits on state debt and grants. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 558 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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738,759 | 65.61% | ||
| No | 387,160 | 34.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 558 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a Constitutional amendment amending Article X of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by the addition of a new Section 39 which would allow the Oklahoma Legislature to enact laws authorizing the pledging, apportionment, use, expenditure and grant or gift of state funds and revenues for water resource development and sewage treatment purposes and projects, and, additionally authorizing the state to incur indebtedness for such purposes, in such amounts and on such terms as the Legislatures shall by law prescribe, all despite the otherwise applicable Constitutional limitations on the ability of the State to incur debt and to make grants or gifts be adopted 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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