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ENGROSSED HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1058 By: Newton, Caldwell (Chad) and
Crosswhite Hader of the
House
and
Taylor of the Senate
[ amendment to Constitution of the State of Oklahoma
- requiring certain vote of legal voters to pass
constitutional amendments - ballot title – filing ]
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIVES 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 law,
the following proposed amendme nt to Section 3 of Article V of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma to read as follows:
Section 3. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
Secretary of State no t more than ninety (90) days after the final
adjournment of the session of the Legis lature which passed the bill
on which the referendum is demanded. The veto power of the Governor
shall not extend to measures voted on by the people. All elections
on measures referred to the people of the state shall be had at the
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next election held thr oughout the state, except when the Legislature
or the Governor shall order a special election for the express
purpose of making such reference. Any Except as otherwise pro vided,
any measure referred to the people by the an initiative shall take
effect and be in force when it shall have been approved by a fifty-
five-percent majority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise .
An initiative that only repeals a provision or provisions of the
Constitution or referendum shall take ef fect and be in force when it
shall have been approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise.
The style of all bills shall be: "Be it Enacted By the People
of the State of Oklaho ma."
Petitions and orders for the initiative and for the r eferendum
shall be filed with the Secretary of State and addressed to the
Governor of the state, who shall submit the same to the people. The
Legislature shall make suitable provisions for carrying into effect
the provisions of this article.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed 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 FO LLOWS:
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This measure amends Section 3 of Article 5 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. It requires a fifty-five percent (55%) majority
vote of the people to pass an initiative petition to amend the
Constitution. It requires a majority vote to repeal provisions
of the Constitution.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The Speaker of the House of Representat ives shall,
immediately after the passage of this resoluti on, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
Passed the House of Representativ es 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