Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HJR1002 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/14/2021

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) 
 
HOUSE JOINT 
RESOLUTION 1002 	By: Hardin (Tommy) 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act directing the Secretary of State to refer to 
the people for their approval or rejection a proposed 
amendment to Section 2 of Article V of the 
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma; changing the 
percentage of legal voters from statewide to each 
county of the state for certain petitions; providing 
ballot title; and directing filing. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.  The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for 
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law, 
the following proposed amendment to Section 2 of Article V of the 
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows: 
Section 2.  The first power reserved by the people is the 
initiative, and eight per centum percent (8%) of the legal voters of 
each county of this state shall have the right to propose any 
legislative measure, and fifteen per centum percent (15%) of the 
legal voters of each county of this state shall have the right to 
propose amendments to the Constitution by petition, and every such   
 
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petition shall include the full text of the measure so proposed.  
The second power is the referendum, and it may be ordered (except as 
to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 
peace, health, or safety), either by petition signed by five per 
centum percent (5%) of the legal voters of each county of this state 
or by the Legislature as other bills are enacted.  The ratio and per 
centum of legal voters hereinbefore stated shall be based upon the 
total number of votes cast at the last general election for the 
Office of Governor. 
SECTION 2.  The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional 
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this act shall be in the 
following form: 
BALLOT TITLE 
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____ 
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
This measure amends th e Oklahoma Constitution.  It amends a 
section pertaining to initiative and referendum petitions.  The 
amendment changes the percentage of legal voters necessary to 
propose certain petitions from statewide to each county of this 
state. 
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED? 
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________ 
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO  _____________   
 
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SECTION 3.  The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
immediately after the passage of this act, shall prepare and file 
one copy thereof, includ ing the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2 
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney 
General. 
 
58-1-5883 LRB 12/15/20