Oklahoma State Question 84, Supreme Court Clerk Amendment (August 1916)

Oklahoma State Question 84
Election date August 1, 1916
Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 84 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on August 1, 1916. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported reducing the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court from $3,000 to $2,500 and requiring the Clerk to be appointed by the Supreme Court.

A "no" vote opposed reducing the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court from $3,000 to $2,500 and requiring the Clerk to be appointed by the Supreme Court.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 84
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		58,933	30.39%
No		134,963	69.61%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 84 was as follows:

“

That the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court be fixed at two thousand five hundred dollars, instead of three thousand dollars, and that the said Clerk is to be appointed by the Supreme Court.

”

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.

See also

1916 Measures

• 1916 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1916 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma ballot measures
• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Oklahoma State Questions