A. The form of initiative petition shall be substantially as follows:

INITIATIVE PETITION

To the Honorable ______________, Governor of Oklahoma (or To the Honorable ______________, Mayor, Chairman of County Commissioners, or other chief executive officers, as the case may be, for the city, county or other municipality): We, the undersigned legal voters of the State of Oklahoma (and of the district of _______________, county of _______________, or city of ________________, as the case may be), respectfully order that the following proposed law (or amendment to the constitution, ordinance, or amendment to the city charter, as the case may be) shall be submitted to the legal voters of the State of Oklahoma (or of the district of ______________, county of ______________, or city of ______________, as the case may be) for their approval or rejection at the regular general election (or regular or special city election), to be held on the _____ day of _________, 20__, and each for himself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Oklahoma (and of the district of _________, county of __________________, city of ______________, as the case may be); the following five data points shall be included on the form: the voter’s legal first name, legal last name, zip code, house number, and numerical month and day of my birth. The time for filing this petition expires ninety (90) days from (Secretary of State to insert assigned date when petition is to begin signature circulation). (This for State initiative. For county, city, or other municipality the length of time shall be ninety (90) days.) The question we herewith submit to our fellow voters is: Shall the following bill (or proposed amendment to the Constitution or resolution) be approved? (Insert here an exact copy of the text of the measure followed by proponents of record (not to exceed three signatures, complete printed name and address associated with his or her Oklahoma voter registration record).)

B. In order for the signature to be approved by the Secretary of State, four or more data points described in subsection A of this section must be matched to the voter registration file.

Historical Data

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R.L. 1910, § 3369; [Comp. Stat. 1921, § 6625]; [St. 1931, § 5868]; Amended by Laws 1961, SB 64, p. 264, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1961; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2289, c. 92, § 2, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 1130, c. 147, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1994; Amended by Laws 2015, HB 1484, c. 193, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 2015 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2020, HB 3826, c. 125, § 2, eff. November 1, 2020 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2024, SB 518, c. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 2024 (superseded document available).

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
Oklahoma Attorney General's Opinions
	Cite	Name	Level
	2025 OK AG 6,	Questions Submitted by: The Honorable Tim Turner, Representative, Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 15	Discussed
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1963 OK 285, 388 P.2d 290,	IN RE INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 272	Cited
	1966 OK 152, 417 P.2d 295,	IN RE REFERENDUM PETITION NO. 18, ST QUES. NO. 437	Discussed
	1972 OK 133, 501 P.2d 1089,	OKLAHOMANS FOR MOD. ALCO. BEV. CON. v. SHELTON	Cited
	2006 OK 89, 155 P.3d 32,	IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 379	Cited
	2014 OK 23, 326 P.3d 496,	IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767	Discussed at Length
	2016 OK 51, 376 P.3d 250,	IN RE INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 409, STATE QUESTION NO. 785	Discussed at Length
	1979 OK 140, 601 P.2d 103,	MATTER OF PROPOSED BALLOT	Cited
	2020 OK 44, 465 P.3d 1259,	IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION No. 426 STATE QUESTION No. 810	Cited
	2020 OK 58, 470 P.3d 284,	IN RE INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 425, STATE QUESTION NO. 809	Discussed
	2000 OK 47, 9 P.3d 78, 71 OBJ 1747,	In re: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 365, STATE QUESTION NO. 687	Discussed
	2022 OK 76, 518 P.3d 883,	NICHOLS v. ZIRIAX	Cited
	2024 OK 13, 545 P.3d 1216,	STATE CHAMBER OF OKLAHOMA v. COBBS	Cited
	1982 OK 78, 648 P.2d 1207,	Initiative Petition No. 317, State Question No. 556, In re	Discussed at Length
	1950 OK 238, 222 P.2d 1032, 203 Okla. 438,	In re INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 249	Cited
Title 11. Cities and Towns
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	11 O.S. 15-103,	Petition - Form - Signatures - Time for Filing	Cited

Citationizer: Table of Authority

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Cite	Name	Level
Title 34. Initiative and Referendum
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	34 O.S. 2,	Initiative Petition - Form	Cited
	34 O.S. 2,	Initiative Petition - Form	Cited
	34 O.S. 2,	Initiative Petition - Form	Cited