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Oklahoma State Question 681, Private Ownership of Government-Funded Research Amendment (1998)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 681 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing state colleges, universities, and their employees to own technology, including products, processes, or ideas, and to have ownership interests in private businesses that develop such innovations using college or university resources. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing state colleges, universities, and their employees to own technology, including products, processes, or ideas, and to have ownership interests in private businesses that develop such innovations using college or university resources. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 681 |
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490,596 | 61.53% | ||
| No | 306,734 | 38.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 681 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution. It would amend Section 15 of Article 10. This measure would allow a state college or university to own technology. Technology could be a product, process or an idea. Higher education employees could also own technology. This measure would allow colleges or universities to own an interest in a private business. It would also let higher education employees own an interest in a private business. The private business would have to make a product or invent a process or other idea. The product or process or idea would come from help the business received. The help could be from being able to do the research at a college or university. Laws could be passed to control how a college or university owned a business interest. Laws could be passed to control how the employees could own a business interest. | ” |
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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