Okla. Stat. tit. 34, § 34-2
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Initiative petition - Form
Official statutory text
A. The form of initiative petition shall be substantially as
follows:
INITIATIVE PETITION
To the Honorable ______________, Governor of Oklahoma (or To the
Honorable ______________, Mayor, Chairman of County Commissioners,
or other chief executive officers, as the case may be, for the city,
county or other municipality): We, the undersigned legal voters of
the State of Oklahoma (and of the district of _______________,
county of _______________, or city of ________________, as the case
may be), respectfully order that the following proposed law (or
amendment to the constitution, ordinance, or amendment to the city
charter, as the case may be) shall be submitted to the legal voters
of the State of Oklahoma (or of the district of ______________,
county of ______________, or city of ______________, as the case may
be) for their approval or rejection at the regular general election
(or regular or special city election), to be held on the _____ day
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 34. Initiative and Referendum Page 2
of _________, 20__, and each for himself says: I have personally
signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Oklahoma
(and of the district of _________, county of __________________,
city of ______________, as the case may be); the following five data
points shall be included on the form: the voter’s legal first name,
legal last name, zip code, house number, and numerical month and day
of my birth. The time for filing this petition expires ninety (90)
days from (Secretary of State to insert assigned date when petition
is to begin signature circulation). (This for State initiative.
For county, city, or other municipality the length of time shall be
ninety (90) days.) The question we herewith submit to our fellow
voters is: Shall the following bill (or proposed amendment to the
Constitution or resolution) be approved? (Insert here an exact copy
of the text of the measure followed by proponents of record (not to
exceed three signatures, complete printed name and address
associated with his or her Oklahoma voter registration record).)
B. In order for the signature to be approved by the Secretary
of State, four or more data points described in subsection A of this
section must be matched to the voter registration file.
R.L. 1910, § 3369. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 264, § 2, emerg. eff.
May 17, 1961; Laws 1992, c. 92, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1994,
c. 147, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1994; Laws 2015, c. 193, § 2, emerg.
eff. April 28, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 125, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws
2024, c. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 2024.
follows:
INITIATIVE PETITION
To the Honorable ______________, Governor of Oklahoma (or To the
Honorable ______________, Mayor, Chairman of County Commissioners,
or other chief executive officers, as the case may be, for the city,
county or other municipality): We, the undersigned legal voters of
the State of Oklahoma (and of the district of _______________,
county of _______________, or city of ________________, as the case
may be), respectfully order that the following proposed law (or
amendment to the constitution, ordinance, or amendment to the city
charter, as the case may be) shall be submitted to the legal voters
of the State of Oklahoma (or of the district of ______________,
county of ______________, or city of ______________, as the case may
be) for their approval or rejection at the regular general election
(or regular or special city election), to be held on the _____ day
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 34. Initiative and Referendum Page 2
of _________, 20__, and each for himself says: I have personally
signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Oklahoma
(and of the district of _________, county of __________________,
city of ______________, as the case may be); the following five data
points shall be included on the form: the voter’s legal first name,
legal last name, zip code, house number, and numerical month and day
of my birth. The time for filing this petition expires ninety (90)
days from (Secretary of State to insert assigned date when petition
is to begin signature circulation). (This for State initiative.
For county, city, or other municipality the length of time shall be
ninety (90) days.) The question we herewith submit to our fellow
voters is: Shall the following bill (or proposed amendment to the
Constitution or resolution) be approved? (Insert here an exact copy
of the text of the measure followed by proponents of record (not to
exceed three signatures, complete printed name and address
associated with his or her Oklahoma voter registration record).)
B. In order for the signature to be approved by the Secretary
of State, four or more data points described in subsection A of this
section must be matched to the voter registration file.
R.L. 1910, § 3369. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 264, § 2, emerg. eff.
May 17, 1961; Laws 1992, c. 92, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1994,
c. 147, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1994; Laws 2015, c. 193, § 2, emerg.
eff. April 28, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 125, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws
2024, c. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 2024.
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