Initiative and referendum; modifying requirements for certain signatures. Effective date.

SB 968 modifies Oklahoma's rules for gathering signatures on initiative and referendum petitions. It sets a clear 90-day deadline for collecting signatures after all legal challenges to a petition are resolved, requires signatures to be submitted within 90 days of the legislative session ending for referendums, and limits signatures from any single county to 25% of the total required. The bill also allows petition proponents to stop collecting signatures early if all required signatures have already been submitted. These changes directly affect citizens or groups seeking to place measures on the ballot through petitions.