Oklahoma State Question 743, Wine Retail Sale Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Alcohol and Business regulation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Oklahoma State Question 743 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oklahoma on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring customers to be at least 21 and physically present to purchase wine at wineries, festivals, or trade shows and allowing winemakers producing up to 10,000 gallons annually to sell directly to Oklahoma retail package stores and restaurants under uniform terms using their own vehicles. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring customers to be at least 21 and physically present to purchase wine at wineries, festivals, or trade shows and allowing winemakers producing up to 10,000 gallons annually to sell directly to Oklahoma retail package stores and restaurants under uniform terms using their own vehicles. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 743 |
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1,064,972 | 78.94% | ||
| No | 284,141 | 21.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 743 was as follows:
| “ | This measure amends Section 3 of Article 28 of the Constitution. It requires a customer to be twenty-one and physically present to purchase wine at a winery, festival or trade show. The measure changes the law to allow certain winemakers to sell directly to retail package stores and restaurants in Oklahoma. The change applies to winemakers who produce up to ten thousand gallons of wine a year. It applies to winemakers in state and out of state. Those winemakers may not also use a licensed wholesale distributor. They must sell their wine to every retail package store and restaurant in Oklahoma that wants to buy the wine. The sales must be on the same price basis. The sales must be without discrimination. Those winemakers must use their own leased or owned vehicles to distribute their wine. They may not use common or private carriers. If any part of this measure is found to be unconstitutional, no winemaker could sell wine directly to retail package stores or restaurants in Oklahoma. | ” |
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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