Oklahoma State Question 60, Board of Agriculture Amendment (August 1913)

Oklahoma State Question 60
Election date August 5, 1913
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 60 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 5, 1913. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating a five-member Board of Agriculture, reducing it from eleven members.

A "no" vote opposed creating a five-member Board of Agriculture, reducing it from eleven members.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 60
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		67,367	72.87%
No		25,087	27.13%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 60 was as follows:

“

To create a new Board of Agriculture of five instead of eleven members and to repeal all that portion of Section 31 of Article 6 of the Constitution except the first subdivision thereof, that is, to repeal all that portion dealing with any matter except the number and qualifications as members of the Board of Agriculture and prescribing their jurisdiction and duties.

”

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

1913 Measures

• 1913 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1913 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma ballot measures
• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Oklahoma State Questions