A. Any person who is dissatisfied with the wording of a ballot title may, within ten (10) business days after the same is published by the Secretary of State as provided for in subsection I of Section 8 of this title, appeal to the Supreme Court by petition in which shall be offered a substitute ballot title for the one from which the appeal is taken. Upon the hearing of such appeal, the court may correct or amend the ballot title before the court, or accept the substitute suggested, or may draft a new one which will conform to the provisions of Section 9 of this title.
B. No such appeal shall be allowed as to the ballot title of constitutional and legislative enactments proposed by the Legislature.
R.L. 1910, § 3377. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 263, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 1975; Laws 1985, c. 192, § 2; Laws 2009, c. 318, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2015, c. 193, § 6, emerg. eff. April 28, 2015.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 34. Initiative and Referendum
§34-1. Referendum petition - Form - Time for filing.
§34-2. Initiative petition - Form.
§34-2.1. Promulgation of rules.
§34-3. Petitions and signatures.
§34-3.2. Participants in the Address Confidentiality Program.
§34-4. Filing and binding - Cover sheets - Receipt.
§34-5. Preservation after approval.
§34-6. Verification of signatures.
§34-6.1. Physical count of signatures - Signatures not included.
§34-7. Numbering of petitions.
§34-9. Filing - Ballot title - Official ballot title - Review by Attorney General - Appeal.
§34-10. Appeal upon question of ballot title.
§34-11. Procedure upon appeal.
§34-12. Proclamation by Governor.
§34-17. Publication of measures.
§34-18. Mandamus to compel performance of duty.
§34-19. Failure to publish not to invalidate election.
§34-23. Who may sign petitions and vote - Penalties.
§34-24. Only substantial compliance required.
§34-25. Time for submission of initiated and referred measures.
§34-27. Distribution of information on initiative and referendum process.