Oklahoma State Question 581, Water Resources and Sewage Treatment Amendment (August 1984)

Oklahoma State Question 581
Election date August 28, 1984
Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and Water
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 581 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 28, 1984. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing state funds to provide financial assistance for city, town, county, and other public water resource and sewage treatment projects, using monies from the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund and Water Resources Fund.

A "no" vote opposed allowing state funds to provide financial assistance for city, town, county, and other public water resource and sewage treatment projects, using monies from the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund and Water Resources Fund.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 581
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		397,272	65.80%
No		206,488	34.20%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 581 was as follows:

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This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution. It would add a new Section 39 to Article X. The measure would allow the use of State monies to provide financial assistance to cities, towns, counties, and certain other units of the State. The public bodies could only use the monies to finance water resource and sewage treatment projects. The assistance allowed would be an exception to the provisions in Sections 14 and 15 of Article X. The monies to be used would come from the Statewide Water Development Revolving Fund and the Water Resources Fund. The measure would control the use of State monies in the funds. Use of the monies in the funds would also have to be approved by the Legislature. Any State obligation would be limited to State monies which have been reserved in the Revolving Fund.

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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

1984 Measures

• 1984 Measures
• Water on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• 1984 legislative sessions

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