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ENGROSSED HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1048 By: West (Josh), Olsen, Roberts
(Sean), and Moore of the
House
and
Garvin of the Senate
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 1 of
Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution; clarifying
certain voting requirement; providing ballot title;
and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN TATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE
2ND SESSION OF THE 58TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by la w,
the following proposed amendment to Section 1 of Article III of the
Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 1. Subject to such exceptions as th e Legislature may
prescribe, all only citizens of the United States , over the age of
eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are
qualified electors of this state , who upon providing valid
identification issued by the United States, the State of Oklahom a,
or the government of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation ,
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may cast a single vote, by secret ballo t, which shall solely be used
to determine the results of any election required by state or
federal law.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the prop osed Constitutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution 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 Section 1 of Article 3 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. It clarifies that only citizens of the United
States with a valid identifi cation are qualified to vote in this
state.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and
file one copy thereof, including th e Ballot Title set forth in
SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with t he
Attorney General.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate