Oklahoma State Question 634, Property Tax Levies Amendment (June 1990)

Oklahoma State Question 634
Election date June 26, 1990
Topic Education and Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 634 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on June 26, 1990. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported consolidating school district property tax levies into a maximum annual levy of 44 mills, redistributing taxes on certain high-value properties into a statewide Common School Fund, and allowing school district voters to adjust mill levies within the 44-mill cap.

A "no" vote opposed consolidating school district property tax levies into a maximum annual levy of 44 mills, redistributing taxes on certain high-value properties into a statewide Common School Fund, and allowing school district voters to adjust mill levies within the 44-mill cap.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 634
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		110,669	45.44%
No		132,907	54.56%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 634 was as follows:

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This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Sections 9, 10 and 12a of Article X. It combines property tax levies for school districts into a total annual levy of 44 mills. Mill levies more than 39 mills must be used for the building fund. School district voters could change the number of mills levied. The number of mills levied could not exceed 44. This measure will change the way local school property taxes on certain property are distributed. Some taxes from the property of airlines, railroads, public service companies and commercial/industrial property valued more than $500,000.00 will be placed in a Common School Fund. Taxes on this property less than $500,000.00 would stay with the local school. Taxes on this property for school buildings won't go into this Fund until 1995. The Legislature would decide how the Fund is distributed to schools across the state.

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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

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