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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 34. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

  § 34-2. Initiative petition - Form.  

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  • 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 _________, 19__, 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); my residence or post office are correctly written after my name.  The time for filing this petition expires ninety days from (insert date when petition is to be opened for signatures).  (This for State initiative.  For county, city, or other municipality the length of time shall be ninety 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 title and text of the measure.)

    Name and Address of Proponents (not to exceed three)

    Name _____________ Residence ______________ Post Office_________ If in the city, street and number.

    (Here follow twenty numbered lines for signatures.)

R.L. 1910, § 3369; Laws 1961, p. 264, § 2; Laws 1992, c. 92, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 147, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1994.