Oklahoma State Question 71, Consolidate Supreme Court Initiative (1914)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 71 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported consolidating the state’s final appellate courts into a single Supreme Court with one chief justice and nine associate justices |
A "no" vote opposed consolidating the state’s final appellate courts into a single Supreme Court with one chief justice and nine associate justices. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 71 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 105,529 | 61.96% | ||
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64,782 | 38.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 71 was as follows:
| “ | To amend sections Three and Five of Article Seven of the State Constitution by reducing the number of final appellate Courts in the State from two to one, styled 'The Supreme Court', to comprise nine associate justices and one chief justice; fixing their terms and methods of election; prescribing their qualifications; defining their duties, powers and accountability; providing for escheats to the State in judicial proceedings: to facilitate the business of the court, and to repeal Sections 22 and 23 of Article VII, in conformity 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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