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The Oklahoma Constitution permits three methods of amendment: 1) amendments by the Oklahoma Legislature (requires majority vote of both houses and approval by majority of the voters at next general election; the Legislature can by 2/3 vote place the amendment on a special election), 2) constitutional convention (a call for such requires ...
The constitution contains a bill of rights in itself, but its preamble mentions the principles the government of Oklahoma is to uphold. The constitution's preamble states that the state government is to: ... secure and perpetuate the blessing of liberty; to secure just and rightful government; [and] to promote our mutual welfare and happiness ...
State Question 755, also known as the Save Our State Amendment, was a legislatively-referred ballot measure held on November 2, 2010, alongside the 2010 Oklahoma elections. The ballot measure, which passed with over 70% of the vote, added bans on Sharia law and international law to the Oklahoma state constitution.
Oklahoma's Constitution gives the people a lot of power to make and change laws. Rep. Mickey Dollens wants the process preserved and strengthened. ... authored Senate Bill 518. That measure, which ...
Senate Bill 518 jeopardizes the right of an individual voter to have their voice heard with their signature on a petition, and the rights of all Oklahoma voters to have a say on important matters ...
Often modeled after the federal Constitution, they outline the structure of the state government and typically establish a bill of rights, an executive branch headed by a governor (and often one or more other officials, such as a lieutenant governor and state attorney general), a state legislature, and state courts, including a state supreme ...
The Oklahoma Constitution goes further, stipulating that any public school and spending of public funds must be nonsectarian, and not benefit "any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion."
amend the Oklahoma Constitution to provide that the governor and lieutenant governor be jointly elected. State Question 800: No 488,612 42.78 653,630 57.22 amend the Oklahoma Constitution to create a new trust fund consisting of a portion of all taxes collected against the extraction of oil and gas resources. State Question 801: No 572,811 49.6 ...