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This bill modifies Oklahoma's laws regarding initiative and referendum petitions by making several key changes. The bill updates the process for filing and circulating petitions, introducing a new restriction that no more than 25% of the total required signatures for an initiative or referendum petition can come from legal voters in a single county. It clarifies the timelines for signature gathering, specifying that the Secretary of State must set a signature circulation date between 15-30 days after all appeals and protests have been resolved, with a 90-day signature collection period. The bill also updates procedural details, such as requiring petition signers to include their printed name, birth date, and address matching their voter registration record. Additionally, the bill makes minor technical changes to language, including updating references from "state" to "Governor" when calculating signature thresholds and correcting grammatical terms like changing "attorneys fees" to "attorney fees". The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and aims to provide more structured and geographically diverse requirements for citizen-led ballot initiatives and referendums in Oklahoma.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb968&Session=2600