Oklahoma § 34-23 - Who may sign petitions and vote - Penalties
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§ 34-23. Who may sign petitions and vote - Penalties
Every person who is a qualified elector of the State of Oklahoma
may sign a petition for the referendum or for the initiative for any
measure upon which he is legally entitled to vote. Any person
signing any name other than his own to any petition, or knowingly
signing his name more than once for the same measure at one
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 34. Initiative and Referendum
election, or who is not at the time of signing the same a legal
voter of this state, or whoever falsely makes or willfully destroys
a petition or any part thereof, or who signs or files any
certificate or petition knowing the same or any part thereof to be
falsely made, or suppresses any certificate or petition or any part
thereof which has been duly filed or who shall violate any provision
of this statute, or who shall aid or abet any other person in doing
any of said acts; and any person violating any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class D3
felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of
the court before which such conviction shall be had.
R.L. 1910, § 3392. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 443, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 327, eff. July 1, 1999;
Laws 2025, c. 486, § 706, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 443 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-23 ("Who may sign petitions and vote - Penalties") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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