Oklahoma State Question 77, Bicameral Legislature Initiative (1914)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 77 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported restructure the legislature into a single 80-member House of Representatives with a subordinate body of Commissioners, including the Lieutenant Governor. |
A "no" vote opposed restructure the legislature into a single 80-member House of Representatives with a subordinate body of Commissioners, including the Lieutenant Governor. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 77 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 94,686 | 56.89% | ||
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71,742 | 43.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 77 was as follows:
| “ | To amend the Constitution so as to reduce the Legislature to one body of eighty members, styled "The House of Representatives," and one subordinate Legislative body, to be selected therefrom styled "Commissioners," which with the Lieutenant Governor, shall succeed to all powers now conferred on the House of Representatives: to fix qualifications, compensations, privileges and powers thereof, and amending Sections 3 and 53 of Article 5 and Sections 7 and 11 of Article 6 of the Constitution to conform thereto. | ” |
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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