Oklahoma State Question 576, Petitions for Grand Juries Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 576 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 6, 1984. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the percentage of qualified electors and the number of signatures required to petition for a grand jury, raising the minimum from 200 to 400 and the maximum from 400 to 800, and requiring 2% of the county population to sign. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the percentage of qualified electors and the number of signatures required to petition for a grand jury, raising the minimum from 200 to 400 and the maximum from 400 to 800, and requiring 2% of the county population to sign. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 576 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 437,878 | 39.43% | ||
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672,716 | 60.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 576 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution. It would amend Section 18, of Article II. This section relates to the grand jury. The grand jury would be ordered by a district judge upon his own motion or upon filing of a petition. The measure would increase the percentage of qualified electors who must sign the petition. The increase would be from one percent (1%) to two percent (2%) of the population of the county. The measure would increase the minimum number of signatures required for the petition. The increase would be from two hundred (200) to four hundred (400). It would increase the maximum number of signatures required from four hundred (400) to eight hundred (800). | ” |
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.
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