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Ballot initiative process in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, ballot initiatives are drafted by their proponents and then submitted to the Oklahoma Secretary of State who then must notify the Governor, the Oklahoma Election Board, and publish a notice so that any citizen of the state may file a protest as to the constitutionality of the ballot initiative. Citizens have 10 days to file a protest with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. After all legal challenges are heard, the petition process begins. The number of signatures required for the petition to be successful depends on the type of ballot initiative, but all measures are based on the total number of votes cast in the last general election for Governor. Referendums and Initiatives require the least number of signatures at 5% and 8% respectively. Initiatives for Constitutional Changes require 15%. Rejected Initiative or Referendum Measures require 25%. Once collected, the signed petitions are submitted to the Secretary of State for counting. Once counted, the proposed ballot title is sent to the Attorney General of Oklahoma for legal review. After this review, the Secretary of State submits the signed petition to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. After a short period where objections can be filed, the Secretary of State sends the petition to the Governor and the State Election Board. The Governor of Oklahoma chooses the date of the vote on the ballot initiative.

Official ballot initiatives
As of August 2022, no ballot initiatives have been given an election date for 2022.

Attempted and potential ballot initiatives
Potential ballot measures are listed below based on where they are in the ballot initiative process. There are three potential categories. Petitions in the "filed with Secretary of State" category have officially filed their petition, but have yet to enter the signature gathering phase. Petitions in the "signature gathering" phase are actively gathering signatures in the state. Finally, petitions in the "verifying signatures" stage have submitted their signatures to the Oklahoma Secretary of State for final verification.