Oklahoma State Question 347, Constitutional Convention Measure (1950)

Oklahoma State Question 347
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Oklahoma State Question 347 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oklahoma on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported calling a Constitutional Convention to alter, revise, or propose a new Constitution for Oklahoma.

A "no" vote opposed calling a Constitutional Convention to alter, revise, or propose a new Constitution for Oklahoma.

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 347
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		159,908	31.54%
No		347,143	68.46%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Question 347 was as follows:

“

Shall an Act (Senate Joint Resolution No. 11 of the Regular Session of the Twenty-second Oklahoma Legislature) calling a Constitutional Convention on the First Tuesday in September, 1951, for the purpose of altering, revising or amending the present Constitution, or to propose a new Constitution for the State of Oklahoma; fixing the time and place thereof; defining the number of delegates and providing the manner of their election and the amount of their compensation; providing for submission of said act to the people for their approval; and declaring an emergency, be approved by the people?

”

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Bills that raise revenue must pass in both the House and Senate with at least a three-fourths supermajority to be enacted without voter approval; if a revenue-increasing bill passes by more a simple majority but less than a three-fourths supermajority, they must be referred to the ballot.

See also

1950 Measures

• 1950 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1950 legislative sessions

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