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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1110 By: Jett
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to initiative and referendum;
66	66	amending 34 O.S. 2021, S ection 9, which relates to
67	67	ballot title; adding requirem ent for ballot title;
68	68	and providing an effecti ve date.
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73	73	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
74	74	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 34 O.S. 202 1, Section 9, is
75	75	amended to read as fo llows:
76	76	Section 9. A. When a referendum is ordered by petition of the
77	77	people against any measure p assed by the Legislature or when any
78	78	measure is proposed by initiative petition, w hether as an amendment
79	79	to the Constitution or as a statute, it shall be the duty of the
80	80	parties submitting the measure to prepare and file one copy of the
81	81	measure with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
82	82	General.
83	83	B. The parties submittin g the measure shall also submit a
84	84	suggested ballot title to the Secreta ry of State which shall be
85	85	filed on a separate sheet of paper and shall not be part of or
86	86	printed on the petition. The suggeste d ballot title:
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138	138	1. Shall not exceed two hundred words , or three hundred words
139	139	if the proposed measure will have a fiscal impact on the state;
140	140	2. Shall explain in basic words, which can be easily found in
141	141	dictionaries of general u sage, the effect of the p roposition;
142	142	3. Shall be written on the eighth grade reading comprehension
143	143	level;
144	144	4. Shall not contain any words which have a special meaning for
145	145	a particular profession or trade not commonly known to the citizens
146	146	of this state;
147	147	4. 5. Shall not reflect partiality in its composition or
148	148	contain any argument for or against the measure;
149	149	5. 6. Shall contain language which clearly states that a “yes”
150	150	vote is a vote in favor of the proposition and a “no” vote is a vote
151	151	against the proposition;
152	152	6. 7. Shall not contain language whereby a “yes” vote is, in
153	153	fact, a vote against the proposition and a “no” vote is, in fact, a
154	154	vote in favor of the proposition; and
155	155	7. 8. Shall indicate if a proposed measure will have a fiscal
156	156	impact on the state and if so, the potential source of funding
157	157	including but not limited to federal funding or legislative
158	158	appropriation which may require imposition of a new tax, increase of
159	159	an existing tax or elimination of existing services.
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211	211	C. When a measure is proposed as a constitutional amendment by
212	212	the Legislature or when the Legislature proposes a statute
213	213	conditioned upon approval by the people:
214	214	1. After final passa ge of a measure, the Secreta ry of State
215	215	shall submit the proposed ballot t itle to the Attorney General for
216	216	review as to legal correctness. Wit hin five (5) business days after
217	217	receipt from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General shall, in
218	218	writing, notify the Secretary of State, the President Pro Tempore of
219	219	the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Represent atives and the
220	220	principal authors of t he bill whether or not the proposed ballot
221	221	title complies with applicable laws. The Attorney General shall
222	222	state with specificity any and al l defects found and, if necessary,
223	223	within ten (10) business days of determinin g that the proposed
224	224	ballot title is defective, prepare a preliminary ballot title which
225	225	complies with the law and furnish a copy of such ballot title to the
226	226	Secretary of State, t he President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
227	227	Speaker of the House of Representa tives and the principal authors of
228	228	the bill. The Attorney General may consider any comments made by
229	229	the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Sp eaker of the House
230	230	of Representatives submitted within five (5) business d ays of their
231	231	being furnished a copy of the preliminary ballot title. The
232	232	Attorney General shall respond in writing to the comments and shall
233	233	file a final ballot title with the Secre tary of State no later than
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285	285	fifteen (15) business days after furnishing th e preliminary ballot
286	286	title; and
287	287	2. After receipt of the measure and the official ballot title,
288	288	as certified by the Attorney General, the Secretary of State shall
289	289	within five (5) days transmit to the Secretary of the State Election
290	290	Board an attested copy o f the measure, including the off icial ballot
291	291	title.
292	292	D. The following procedure shall apply to ballot titles of
293	293	referendums ordered by a petition of the people or any measure
294	294	proposed by an initiative petition :
295	295	1. After the filing of the signed referendum petitions or the
296	296	signed initiative petitions, the Secretary of State shall submit the
297	297	proposed separate ballot title to the Attorney General for review as
298	298	to legal correctness. Wit hin five (5) business days after the
299	299	receipt of the ballot title, the Atto rney General shall, in writing,
300	300	notify the Secretary of State whether or not the proposed ballot
301	301	title complies with applicable laws. The Attorney General shall
302	302	state with specifici ty any and all defects found and, if necessary,
303	303	within ten (10) business d ays of determining that the prop osed
304	304	ballot title is defective, prepare and file a ballot title which
305	305	complies with the law; and
306	306	2. Within ten (10) business days after completion of the review
307	307	and, if necessary, the filing of a bal lot title in compliance with
308	308	law, by the Attorney Genera l, the Secretary of State shall, if n o
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360	360	appeal is filed, transmit to the Secretary of the State Election
361	361	Board an attested copy of the measure, includi ng the official ballot
362	362	title, and a certification that the requirements of this section
363	363	have been met. If an appeal is taken from such ballot title within
364	364	the time specified in Section 10 of this title, then the Secretary
365	365	of State shall certify to the Sec retary of the State Election Board
366	366	the ballot title which is finally appro ved by the Supreme Court.
367	367	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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