Oklahoma Senate Bill 800 (2009)
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This ballot law article needs to be updated. Oklahoma Senate Bill 800, proposes to allow people who plan to circulate an initiative submit a description of their initiative for public scrutiny before they gather the signatures. Meaning, that anyone who plans to challenge the initiative must challenge the measure early in the process.
The bill was introduced by Sen. Anthony Sykes, Rep. Jason Murphey and Rep. Mike Reynolds.
- The bill successfully passed both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature on May 19, 2009 and on May 26, 2009 Gov. Brad Henry signed the bill into law.[1]
Related bills
- House Bill 2246, authored by Rep. Terrill, and Senate Bill 852, authored by Sen. Borgdon, both propose to extend petition circulation from 90 days to 1 year.
- Senate Joint Resolution 13 will appear on the 2010 state ballot.
See also
- Changes in 2009 to laws governing the initiative process
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oklahoma
