“Despite having just received SJR 23 on the last day of the legislative session, the House immediately took up this important resolution…This further cements the House’s commitment to citizen-only voting shown through our passage of HR 1047 earlier this session. “
— Speaker Charles McCall (R-Atoka)
(From the May 30, 2024 Legal Newsline article, “Oklahoma legislature passes citizen-only voting legislation”)
A measure that would allow voters decide if only American citizens can vote in Oklahoma elections has passed the state legislature.
Senior Joint Resolution 23, also known as the Citizen Only Voting Amendment, passed on a 37-7 vote May 30. Just a few hours later, it passed the state House of Representatives on a 71-11 vote. Upon Thursday’s passage, the bill puts the question to voters whether they want to amend the state constitution mandating that only citizens of the United States can be voters in state and local elections.
Read the full article here.