Oklahoma § 34-2 - Initiative petition - Form

§ 34-2. Initiative petition - Form

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

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.