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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 10 By: Hamilton
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the peopl e for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendme nt to Section 1 of
Article XXII of the Oklahoma Constitution;
prohibiting certain own ership of land through
business entity or trust; decreasing allowable time
period for dispositi on of certain property; modifying
exception to certain ownership requirements;
providing ballot title; and directing filing .
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENAT E AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
1st SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people fo r
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment to S ection 1 of Article XXII of the
Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 1. No alien or person who is not a foreign citizen of
the United States, shall acquire title to or own land in this state
either directly or indirectly through a business entity or trust ,
and the Legislature shall enact laws whereby all persons not who are
foreign citizens of the United States, and their heirs, who may
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hereafter acquire real estate in this state by devise, descent, or
otherwise, shall dispose of the same within five years one (1) year
upon condition of escheat or forfeiture to the State: Provided,
This shall not apply to Indians born within the United Sta tes, nor
to aliens or persons not citizens of the United States who may
become bona fide residents of this State : And Provided Further,
That this section shall not apply to lands now owned by aliens in
this State.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Consti tutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum N o. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS :
This measure will ame nd Section 1 of Article 22 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. The measure will pr ohibit ownership of land in
Oklahoma by a foreign citizen or a business entity or trust
owned by foreign citizens . The measure will decrease to 1 year
the time period for such land to be returned to the state. The
measure provides an exception to lawful resident foreign
citizens.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
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SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall,
immediately after the passage of this r esolution, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Titl e set forth in SECTION 2
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
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