Oklahoma State Question 616, Bond Issue Purposes Amendment (August 1988)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Oklahoma State Question 616 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 23, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing cities and towns to issue bonds for building, rebuilding, improving, or repairing streets or bridges in addition to public utilities. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing cities and towns to issue bonds for building, rebuilding, improving, or repairing streets or bridges in addition to public utilities. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 616 |
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328,866 | 66.14% | ||
| No | 168,338 | 33.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 616 was as follows:
| “ | The measure amends Section 27 of Article X of the State Constitution. The measure would expand the way certain city and town bond issues could be used. Currently, cities and towns can issue debt to pay for buying, building, or repairing city-owned public utilities. This measure would add certain purposes for which the debt could be used. The added purposes would be building, rebuilding, improving or repairing streets or bridges. | ” |
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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