Okla. Stat. tit. 34, § 34-5
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 34, § 34-5, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 34, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 34,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Preservation after approval
Official statutory text
A. If any measure shall, at the ensuing election, be approved
by the people, then the copies so preserved, with the sheets of
signatures and affidavits, and a certified copy of the Governor's
proclamation declaring the same to have been approved by the people,
shall be bound together in such form that they may be conveniently
identified. The material required to be bound together shall be
preserved by the Secretary of State for two (2) years after the
measure was filed with the Secretary of State or, if objections or
protests are filed on a measure, for two (2) years after the final
decision of the Supreme Court on any objections or protests filed.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 34. Initiative and Referendum Page 5
Thereafter, the Secretary of State may dispose of the material in
cooperation with the Archives and Records Commission.
B. The Secretary of State may dispose of materials from
measures which were filed prior to this act in cooperation with the
Archives and Records Commission.
C. The Secretary of State shall cause every such measure so
approved by the people to be printed with the general laws enacted
by the next ensuing session of the Legislature with the date of the
Governor's proclamation declaring the same to have been approved by
the people.
R.L. 1910, § 3372; Laws 1992, c. 92, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
by the people, then the copies so preserved, with the sheets of
signatures and affidavits, and a certified copy of the Governor's
proclamation declaring the same to have been approved by the people,
shall be bound together in such form that they may be conveniently
identified. The material required to be bound together shall be
preserved by the Secretary of State for two (2) years after the
measure was filed with the Secretary of State or, if objections or
protests are filed on a measure, for two (2) years after the final
decision of the Supreme Court on any objections or protests filed.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 34. Initiative and Referendum Page 5
Thereafter, the Secretary of State may dispose of the material in
cooperation with the Archives and Records Commission.
B. The Secretary of State may dispose of materials from
measures which were filed prior to this act in cooperation with the
Archives and Records Commission.
C. The Secretary of State shall cause every such measure so
approved by the people to be printed with the general laws enacted
by the next ensuing session of the Legislature with the date of the
Governor's proclamation declaring the same to have been approved by
the people.
R.L. 1910, § 3372; Laws 1992, c. 92, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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