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Oklahoma State Question 344, Charter Amendments to United Nations Question (1950)
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| Topic Federal government issues and Military-related advisory questions |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 344 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Oklahoma on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported informing federal officials that the people of Oklahoma wish for U.S. delegates to the United Nations to propose or support amendments to the U.N. Charter to strengthen it and establish it as a world federal government capable of preventing war. |
A "no" vote opposed informing federal officials that the people of Oklahoma wish for U.S. delegates to the United Nations to propose or support amendments to the U.N. Charter to strengthen it and establish it as a world federal government capable of preventing war. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 344 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 124,189 | 22.76% | ||
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421,472 | 77.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 344 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Governor of the State of Oklahoma inform the President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, and the President of the Senate of the United States, and each Member of the Oklahoma Delegation in Congress, that it is the wish of the people of Oklahoma that the delegates of the United States to the United Nations shall propose or support amendments to the Charter of the United Nations which will strengthen the United Nations and make it a world federal government able to prevent war? | ” |
Path to the ballot
The ballot measure was a non-binding advisory question.
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