1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE JOINT | |RESOLUTION 1004 By: McCall | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| | | AS INTRODUCED | 7| | | A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State | 8| to refer to the people for their approval or | | rejection a proposed amendment to Section 6 of | 9| Article III of the Constitution of the State of | | Oklahoma; creating the Oklahoma Elections Reform Act | 10| of 2023; providing ballot title; and directing | | filing. | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE | | | 14|1ST SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE: | | | 15| SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for | | | 16|their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law, | | | 17|the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of | | | 18|Oklahoma by adding a new Section 6 to Article III thereof, to read | | | 19|as follows: | | | 20| Section 6. This act shall be known and may be cited as the | | | 21|"Oklahoma Election Reform Act of 2023". | | | 22| SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional | | | 23|amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in | | | 24|the following form: | | | Req. No. 6248 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| BALLOT TITLE | | | 2|Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____ | | | 3|THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS: | | | 4| This measure adds a new section to Article 3 of the Oklahoma | | | 5| Constitution. It creates the Oklahoma Elections Reform Act of | | | 6| 2023. | | | 7| SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED? | | | 8| FOR THE PROPOSAL YES _____________ | | | 9| AGAINST THE PROPOSAL NO _____________ | | | 10| SECTION 3. The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, | | | 11|immediately after the passage of this resolution, shall prepare and | | | 12|file one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in | | | 13|SECTION 2 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the | | | 14|Attorney General. | | | 15| | | | 16| 59-1-6248 AQH 12/13/22 | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6248 Page 2