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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3532 By: Ranson
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to initiative and referendum;
creating the Enhanced Accessibility and Accommodation
in Petition Signing Act; declaring legislative
intent; amending 34 O.S. 2021, Section 3, which
relates to petitions and signatures; requiring
Oklahoma Secretary of State to design a form for
accommodation; providing option for de signee to
assist in filling out information; providing for
noncodification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statu tes reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Enhanced
Accessibility and Accommodation in Petition Signing Act ".
B. This legislation seeks to improve accessibility for
individuals needing accommodation to participate in the initiative
and referendum petition process by providing additional space for
signatures and allowing designated individuals to assist in
completing petition information.
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SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 2021, Section 3, i s
amended to read as follows:
Section 3. A. Each initiative petition and each referendum
petition shall be duplicated for the securing of signatures. The
Secretary of State shall design a form, subject to change, f or
signatures that shall be used by propo nents of initiatives or
referendums when collect ing signatures, and each sheet for
signatures shall be attached to a copy of the petition. Each copy
of the petition and sheets for signatures is hereinafter termed a
pamphlet. On the outer page of each pam phlet shall be printed the
word "Warning", and underneath this in ten-point type the words, "It
is a felony for anyone to sign an initiative or referendum petition
with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or
her name more than once for the measu re, or to sign such petition
when he or she is not a legal voter." A simple statement of the
gist of the proposition shall be printed on the top margin of each
signature sheet.
B. In addition to the requirements of subsect ion A of this
section, the Oklahoma Secretary of State shall design a form,
subject to change, that includes larger designated spaces for
signatures of individuals with motor control difficulties or visual
impairment.
C. Individuals requiring accommodation shall have the option to
designate an individual to assist in filling out the required
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information on the petitions, other than the signature . Designated
individuals shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and may not
influence or coerce the voter's choices, or sign on behalf of the
voter. The mark of the voter that was used on the voter
registration application shall be accepted as the vot er's signature.
SECTION 3. This act shall become e ffective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9561 LRB 01/12/24