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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1844 Modifies Initiative Petition Form and Verification Requirements
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
Oklahoma House Bill 1844 updates the required data points for s to include a voter's legal first name, legal last name conforming to the precinct registry, zip code, house number, and birth month and day, while requiring at least four of these points to match the voter registration file for a signature to be approved by November 1, 2025.
Changes the verification criteria for signers across Oklahoma by establishing specific matching data point requirements for the .
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
legal voters of the State of Oklahoma
Secretary of State
The office is required to verify that four or more specific data points match the voter registration file for petition signatures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What data points are required on the initiative petition form under HB 1844?
How many data points must match the voter registration file for a signature to be approved?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Fugate
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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