Oklahoma State Question 752, Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment (2010)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 752 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 2, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding two at-large members appointed by legislative leaders to the Judicial Nominating Commission, requiring all non-lawyer members to have no lawyers in their immediate family, and maintaining district representation for both lawyer and non-lawyer members. a |
A "no" vote opposed adding two at-large members appointed by legislative leaders to the Judicial Nominating Commission, requiring all non-lawyer members to have no lawyers in their immediate family, and maintaining district representation for both lawyer and non-lawyer members. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 752 |
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606,805 | 62.83% | ||
| No | 358,925 | 37.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 752 was as follows:
| “ | This measure amends a section of the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 3 of Article 7-B. The measure deals with the Judicial Nominating Commission. This Commission selects nominees to be appointed judges or justices, when a vacancy occurs. The Commission selects three, sometimes four, qualified nominees. The Governor must appoint one of the nominees. The amendment adds two at-large members to the Commission. At-large members can come from any Oklahoma congressional district. The Senate President Pro Tempore appoints one of the new at-large members. The Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints the other. At-large members can not be lawyers. Nor can they have a lawyer in their immediate family. Nor can more than two at-large members be from the same political party. Six non-at-large members are appointed by the Governor. They cannot be Oklahoma lawyers. The measure adds a new qualification for non-lawyer members. They can not have a lawyer from any state in their immediate family. Each congressional district must have at least one non-lawyer member. Six lawyer members are elected by members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Each congressional district must have at least one lawyer member. | ” |
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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