Req. No. 6765 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1022 By: Fugate AS INTRODUCED A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State to refer to the people for their approval or rejection a proposed amendm ent to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by adding a new Section 6 to Article III; prohibiting printing of party affiliation of any candidate on any ballot for General Election; providing ballot title; and directing filing. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 5 9TH 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 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma by adding a new Secti on 6 to Article III thereof, to read as follows: Section 6. Beginning with the first General Election after the passage of this act, and each General Election thereafter, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall not prin t the party affiliation of any candidate on any ballot for a General Election in Req. No. 6765 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 this state. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section. 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 FOLLOWS: This measure adds a new section to the Oklahoma Constitution. It prohibits the Secretary of the State Election Board from printing the party affiliation of any candidate on a ballot at a General Election. It authorizes the Secretary to promulgate rules. SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPRO VED? FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________ AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________ SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, immediately after the passa ge of this resolution, shall prepare and file one copy thereof, inclu ding the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney General. 59-1-6765 LRB 01/09/23