Oklahoma State Question 478, Business on Sundays Initiative (December 1971)
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| Topic Business regulation and Rules about Sunday |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 478 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oklahoma on December 7, 1971. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the sale of specific merchandise on both Saturday and Sunday at the same location. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the sale of specific merchandise on both Saturday and Sunday at the same location. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 478 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 109,409 | 46.26% | ||
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127,080 | 53.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 478 was as follows:
| “ | Shall an Act relating to retail sales; making it unlawful to sell certain enumerated merchandise on the consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday at the same location; defining terms; exempting certain sales; providing penalty for violations; declaring prohibited sales to be a public nuisance and providing remedy therefor; making act severable and repealing 21 O.S. 1961 Section 907, 908, 909 and 911, be approved by the people? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% 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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