Oklahoma State Question 57, Taxes for Common Schools Amendment (August 1913)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 57 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 5, 1913. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring taxes from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid to the common school fund and distributed as part of that fund. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring taxes from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid to the common school fund and distributed as part of that fund. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 57 |
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63,330 | 67.64% | ||
| No | 30,295 | 32.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 57 was as follows:
| “ | To provide that all taxes levied for the maintenance of the common schools of the State upon the property of any railroad, pipe line or telegraph company or any other public service corporation which operates in more than one county in this State, shall be paid into the common school fund and distributed as a part of said fund. | ” |
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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