Tulsa, Oklahoma, Election District Commission Charter Amendment, Proposition 5 (November 2017)
Proposition 5: Election District Commission Charter Amendment |
---|
![]() |
The basics |
Election date: |
November 14, 2017 |
Status: |
![]() |
Topic: |
Local charter amendments |
Related articles |
Local charter amendments on the ballot November 14, 2017 ballot measures in Oklahoma Tulsa County, Oklahoma ballot measures |
See also |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
An Election District Commission charter amendment was on the ballot for Tulsa voters in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on November 14, 2017. It was approved.
A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to change the Election District Commission from three members to five members, including two members from the largest political party, two members from the second largest political party, and one registered independent. |
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to change the Election District Commission from three members to five members. |
Election results
Proposition 5 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 6,916 | 66.44% | ||
No | 3,493 | 33.56% |
- Election results from State Election Board
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
“ |
Shall the City Charter of the City of Tulsa, Article VI, ‘Election and Qualification of Officers’, Section 10.1, ‘Election District Commission’, and Section 10.2, ‘Adjustment of Election District Boundaries’ be amended to provide that the Election District Commission shall consist of five (5) members, to be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council; that two (2) members shall be affiliated with the political party having the largest number of registered voters in the City, two (2) members shall be affiliated with the political party having the second largest number of such voters, and one (1) member shall be a registered independent voter; stating the duties of the Election District Commission, namely, to adjust the boundaries of the City’s Election Districts following completion of the Federal Decennial Census?[2] |
” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
See also
External links
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Tulsa Local charter amendments Proposition 5. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Tulsa, "Special Proposition Election November 14, 2017," accessed December 8, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
|