Oklahoma Workmen's Compensation, State Question 304 (1942)

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The Oklahoma Workmen's Compensation Amendment, also known as State Question 304, was on the November 3, 1942 ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have removed restrictions in the recovery of workmen's compensation benefit recovery in the case of death due to injury on the job.^[1]

Election results

Oklahoma State Question 304 (1942)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		108,452	42.82%
Yes		144,846	57.18%

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 1942, a vote of 189,391 was needed to pass the measure.

Election results via: Oklahoma Secretary of State

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Oklahoma 1942 ballot measures
• 1942 ballot measures
• List of Oklahoma ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Oklahoma

External links

• Oklahoma Secretary of State
• Oklahoma State Question 304

Footnotes

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