Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment (2026)

Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment
Election date November 3, 2026
Topic State judiciary
Status Proposed
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

The Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment may appear on the ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.

The amendment would makes changes to the judicial nominating commission including that appointments shall be made according to current congressional districts (rather than congressional districts as they were in 1967); allows commissioners to serve up to twelve consecutive years (two six-year terms); and remove the provision limiting the commission from having no more than three members from one political party.

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Path to the ballot

Amending the Oklahoma Constitution

See also: Amending the Oklahoma Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Oklahoma State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

House Joint Resolution 1024(2025)

The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:

• February 3, 2025: House Joint Resolution 1024 (HJR 1024) was introduced.
• March 12, 2025: The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 78-13.

Vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives March 12, 2025
Requirement:
Number of yes votes required: 50  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	78	13	8
Total percent	78.78%	13.13%	8.08%
Democrat	15	0	4
Republican	63	13	4

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• HJR 1024

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