Oklahoma State Question 658, State Lottery Initiative (May 1994)
| Oklahoma State Question 658 | |
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 658 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on May 10, 1994. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law authorizing a State Lottery, administered by the Oklahoma Lottery Authority, which would use its revenues for prizes and operations, with proceeds allocated to the State for science, education, and capital needs, while prohibiting certain gambling forms and imposing regulations and penalties. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law authorizing a State Lottery, administered by the Oklahoma Lottery Authority, which would use its revenues for prizes and operations, with proceeds allocated to the State for science, education, and capital needs, while prohibiting certain gambling forms and imposing regulations and penalties. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 658 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 280,152 | 40.15% | ||
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417,586 | 59.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 658 was as follows:
| “ | This measure will make a State Lottery legal. It would be administered by the Oklahoma Lottery Authority. The Governor would appoint the Authority's Board. The Board would choose a President to manage its affairs. The Authority would be run with Lottery funds. It would not receive tax dollars. Around 50% of the Lottery's money would be used for prizes. The Authority would pay its own startup costs. No later than one year after startup, the State would receive at least 35% of the Lottery's gross revenues. The State would use half of this income for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. At least 35% of this income would be used for the capital needs of educational entities. The rest would be used for other state capital needs. The Authority could contract with others to operate and promote the Lottery. Lottery games would be selected by the Authority. The Lottery, however, could not include card games, dice, dominoes, slot machines, roulette, other similar forms of gambling, or video gaming machines. The State Lottery would be the only legal non-Indian lottery. This measure contains many other laws. Those laws would regulate the Lottery and provide criminal penalties. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% 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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