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This joint resolution directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to present to the voters for their approval or rejection proposed amendments to the state Constitution concerning the initiative and referendum process. The initiative and referendum are powers reserved to the people to propose and vote on laws and constitutional amendments directly, bypassing the legislature, or to reject laws passed by the legislature. Specifically, the resolution proposes to amend Article V, Section 1, to explicitly state that any changes the Legislature makes to the initiative or referendum process itself must be approved by a vote of the people. It also proposes to amend Article V, Section 5, to clarify that the general laws governing how initiative and referendum powers are used at the county and district level for local matters must also be approved by a vote of the people, while allowing county officials to still set the timing for local votes and maintaining a rule that local petition signature requirements are double those for statewide petitions. The resolution also provides a ballot title, which is the summary voters will see when deciding whether to approve or reject these changes, and directs the filing of the resolution with the Secretary of State and Attorney General.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hjr1048&Session=2600