Constitutional amendment; clarifying citizenship requirement for qualified electors.
This bill proposes a change to the Oklahoma Constitution to explicitly state that only United States citizens who are at least 18 years old and residents of the state are eligible to vote. The amendment aims to clarify existing voting qualifications by removing any ambiguity about citizenship requirements for qualified electors. If approved by voters, the change would update the state's constitutional text to reinforce that citizenship is a mandatory condition for voting. The measure is currently being processed through the legislative and executive branches for potential placement on the ballot.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action May 31, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2024 · House May 30, 2024
How they voted
37–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
May 30, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Nay
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 31, 2024
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 31, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment (for correction)
upper
May 30, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 30, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
lower
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 30, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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