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Oklahoma State Question 823, Prohibit Banning Books Initiative (2024)
| Oklahoma State Question 823 | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
Oklahoma State Question 823, the Prohibit Banning Books Initiative, was not on the ballot in Oklahoma as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The initiative would have added a sentence to the state constitution stating, "Subject to advice and consent of Indian tribes and Nations on treaty land, no books shall be banned."[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
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This measure adds Article 2, Section 40 to the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma: "Subject to advice and consent of Indian tribes and Nations on treaty land, no books shall be banned."[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Oklahoma, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 15 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election. Signatures must be submitted 90 days after the initiative is cleared for circulation by the secretary of state. Measures are generally placed on the next general election ballot following signature verification, but the governor may call a special election or place the measure on the primary ballot. If petitioners are targeting a specific election, the secretary of state recommends that signatures be submitted eight months prior to the election; however, they must be submitted a minimum of 60 days before the election to make the ballot.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2024 ballot:
- Signatures: 172,993 valid signatures
- Deadline: Each initiative has its own deadline that is 90 days after it was approved to circulate.
The secretary of state verifies signatures and submits the totals and the vote totals that determine the requirement to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which makes the final determination of sufficiency.
Details about this initiative
- The initiative was filed by Paul Tay on September 12, 2022.[1][3]
- Proponents did not submit the required number of signatures by the deadline on January 23, 2023.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oklahoma Secretary of State, "State Question 823," accessed September 24, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma Secretary of State, 'State Questions," accessed September 24, 2022
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