Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-389
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Notice of petition to raise taxes or assessments
Official statutory text
A. When a petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of a
county, on a question which if approved by the voters would require
additional taxes or assessments or a continuation of taxes or
assessments, notice of circulation of the petition shall be filed
with the county clerk of the county prior to the petition being
circulated for signatures. The period of time for the gathering of
signatures shall begin on the day after such filing and shall not
exceed one (1) year, unless otherwise provided by law. The
provisions of this section shall apply to all petitions to be
circulated in all or a portion of a county, if the provisions
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thereof would require additional taxes or assessments, including but
not limited to, those authorized by the following provisions of law:
1. Section 782 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Section 872 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Section 901.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Section 902.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Section 1204 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
6. Section 1236 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. When any petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of
a county, each page of the petition shall contain a notice
prominently displayed at the top in at least twelve-point type which
reads “THIS IS A PETITION”. The first page of the petition shall
contain a summary of the contents of the petition, which shall be
made available to any person who is or may be eligible to sign the
petition.
C. If the question submitted to voters based upon an election
conducted pursuant to a circulated petition does not receive
approval, a subsequent petition regarding the same question may be
circulated beginning on the thirtieth day following the election
date at which the question did not receive approval.
D. If a petition governed by the provisions of this section is
circulated for signatures that does not result in a vote on the
question, any subsequent petition with respect to the same question
shall indicate on each page of the petition that a prior petition
with respect to the same question has previously been circulated.
county, on a question which if approved by the voters would require
additional taxes or assessments or a continuation of taxes or
assessments, notice of circulation of the petition shall be filed
with the county clerk of the county prior to the petition being
circulated for signatures. The period of time for the gathering of
signatures shall begin on the day after such filing and shall not
exceed one (1) year, unless otherwise provided by law. The
provisions of this section shall apply to all petitions to be
circulated in all or a portion of a county, if the provisions
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 205
thereof would require additional taxes or assessments, including but
not limited to, those authorized by the following provisions of law:
1. Section 782 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Section 872 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Section 901.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Section 902.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Section 1204 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
6. Section 1236 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. When any petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of
a county, each page of the petition shall contain a notice
prominently displayed at the top in at least twelve-point type which
reads “THIS IS A PETITION”. The first page of the petition shall
contain a summary of the contents of the petition, which shall be
made available to any person who is or may be eligible to sign the
petition.
C. If the question submitted to voters based upon an election
conducted pursuant to a circulated petition does not receive
approval, a subsequent petition regarding the same question may be
circulated beginning on the thirtieth day following the election
date at which the question did not receive approval.
D. If a petition governed by the provisions of this section is
circulated for signatures that does not result in a vote on the
question, any subsequent petition with respect to the same question
shall indicate on each page of the petition that a prior petition
with respect to the same question has previously been circulated.
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