Laws governing ballot measures in Oklahoma
Citizens of Oklahoma may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Oklahoma, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Oklahoma State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments and legislatively referred state statutes. Referred amendments and statutes require a simple majority from each chamber during one legislative session. Statutes require the signature of the governor to be placed on the ballot.
The Oklahoma Constitution requires a constitutional convention question appear on the ballot every 20 years. However, this has not occurred since 1970.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oklahoma
- Laws governing recall in Oklahoma
- Amending the Oklahoma Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Oklahoma
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oklahoma
- Campaign finance requirements for Oklahoma ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Oklahoma House Bill 2869 (2008)
- Oklahoma House Bill 2246, 2009
- Oklahoma Senate Bill 852 (2009)
- Oklahoma Senate Bill 800 (2009)
- Oklahoma Senate Bill 809 (2015)
- Oklahoma House Bill 1484 (2015)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
See also
- Laws governing ballot measures
- Types of ballot measures in Oklahoma
- List of Oklahoma ballot measures
