Oklahoma State Question 23, Public Service Corporation Taxes Amendment (1910)

Oklahoma State Question 23
Election date November 8, 1910
Topic Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 8, 1910. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported requiring taxes from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid into the State Treasury and distributed like other common school funds.

A "no" vote opposed requiring taxes from public service corporations operating in multiple counties to be paid into the State Treasury and distributed like other common school funds.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 23
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		101,636	70.21%
No		43,133	29.79%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 23 was as follows:

“

That all taxes derived from public service corporations operating in more than one county of the state to be paid into the State Treasury and distributed as are other common school funds.

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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

1910 Measures

• 1910 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1910 legislative sessions

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma ballot measures
• Oklahoma ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Oklahoma State Questions