Oklahoma State Question 620, Legislative Sessions Initiative (March 1989)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 620 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on March 14, 1989. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing that the legislature meets annually starting the first Monday in February and concludes by the last Friday in May, with an additional one-day session in January during odd-numbered years for constitutional duties. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing that the legislature meets annually starting the first Monday in February and concludes by the last Friday in May, with an additional one-day session in January during odd-numbered years for constitutional duties. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 620 |
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136,930 | 75.32% | ||
| No | 44,872 | 24.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 620 was as follows:
| “ | This measure amends Article V, Section 26 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It sets the dates on which the regular session of the Legislature can be held. The Legislature must meet every year at noon on the first Monday in February. Its session must be finished by five p.m. on the last Friday in May every year. In odd-numbered years, the regular session would also include one day in January. The Legislature would meet at noon on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. It would recess not later than five p.m. on that same day. On that one day the Legislature could only perform limited Constitutional duties. Those duties include publishing state election results and organizing itself. The regular session would resume at noon on the first Monday in February of that year. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last general election. In 2010, voters approved State Question 750, which changed the signature requirement to be based on the preceding gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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