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Oklahoma State Question 83, Taxes for Common Schools Amendment (August 1916)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 83 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 1, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported repealing Section 12-a of Article 10 of the Constitution, which required taxes collected from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid into the state's common school fund. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing Section 12-a of Article 10 of the Constitution, which required taxes collected from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid into the state's common school fund. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 83 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 76,093 | 37.37% | ||
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127,525 | 62.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 83 was as follows:
| “ | To repeal Section 12-a of Article 10, of the Constitution, which Section provides that all taxes collected for the maintenance of the common schools of the State and which are levied upon the property of any public service corporation operating in more than one county in the State, shall be paid into the common school funds of the State. | ” |
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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