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OK SB1027

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Petition circulators must be registered Oklahoma voters and must conspicuously display whether they are being paid to collect signatures and by whom; compensation cannot be based on the number of signatures collected

  • Only persons or entities residing or doing business in Oklahoma may contribute to or compensate petition circulators; weekly expenditure reports must be filed with the Secretary of State and published online

  • Signatures from any single county are capped at 11.5% of that county's gubernatorial vote total for statutory petitions, or 20.8% for constitutional amendment petitions

  • Petition gist statements must use plain language found in general dictionaries, cannot contain professional jargon, euphemisms, code words, or language that attempts to deceive voters, and must disclose any fiscal impact

  • Electors must provide their county of residence when signing, and their signature serves as attestation that they read the gist or had it read to them; the Secretary of State must establish procedures for voters to request signature removal

Legislative Description

Initiative and referendum; establishing requirements for gist of proposition; establishing requirements for collection of signatures; requiring certain disclosures. Emergency.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections and Ethics4/1/2025
Government Oversight4/1/2025
Judiciary2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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