Oklahoma Taxes For Common School, State Question 59 (August 1914)

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The Oklahoma Taxes for Common School Amendment, also known as State Question 59, was on the August 4, 1914 ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have authorized the legislature to levy taxes for the aid of the common schools of the state and to use the revenue from said levy in the event that the revenue from a ten mill ad valorem levy be insufficient to maintain the schools.^[1]

Election results[edit]

Oklahoma State Question 59 (August 1914)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		56916	38.83%
Yes		89,653	61.17%

Although the measure gathered more "yes" votes than "no" votes, Oklahoma requires that the majority of all voters vote "yes" in order to pass an amendment. In August 1914, a vote of 90,970 was needed to pass the measure.

Election results via: Oklahoma Secretary of State

Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• Oklahoma 1914 ballot measures
• 1914 ballot measures
• List of Oklahoma ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Oklahoma

External links[edit]

• Oklahoma Secretary of State
• Oklahoma State Question 59

Footnotes[edit]

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