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OK HB1478

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andy Fugate

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma law (34 O.S. 2021, Section 6.1) to allow the Secretary of State to begin verifying initiative and referendum petition signatures while signature gathering is still in progress

  • Currently, signature verification occurs only after petitions are submitted; this change would enable concurrent validation during the collection period

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Initiative and referendum; physical count of signatures; validation; effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Elections and Ethics

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections and Ethics2/5/2025
Government Oversight2/5/2025
Rules2/4/2025

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