Oklahoma § 19-389 Notice of petition to raise taxes or assessments.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 19-389 — Notice of petition to raise taxes or assessments.

Oklahoma § 19-389

Title 19Counties And County Officers

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Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-389 (2026).

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A.When a petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, on a question which if approved by the voters would require additional taxes or assessments or a continuation of taxes or assessments, notice of circulation of the petition shall be filed with the county clerk of the county prior to the petition being circulated for signatures. The period of time for the gathering of signatures shall begin on the day after such filing and shall not exceed one (1) year, unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this section shall apply to all petitions to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, if the provisions thereof would require additional taxes or assessments, including but not limited to, those authorized by the following provisions of law: 1. Section 782 of Titl

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A. When a petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, on a question which if approved by the voters would require additional taxes or assessments or a continuation of taxes or assessments, notice of circulation of the petition shall be filed with the county clerk of the county prior to the petition being circulated for signatures. The period of time for the gathering of signatures shall begin on the day after such filing and shall not exceed one (1) year, unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this section shall apply to all petitions to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, if the provisions thereof would require additional taxes or assessments, including but not limited to, those authorized by the following provisions of law: 1. Section 782 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. Section 872 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 3. Section 901.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 4. Section 902.2 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 5. Section 1204 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 6. Section 1236 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. When any petition is to be circulated in all or a portion of a county, each page of the petition shall contain a notice prominently displayed at the top in at least twelve-point type which reads “THIS IS A PETITION”. The first page of the petition shall contain a summary of the contents of the petition, which shall be made available to any person who is or may be eligible to sign the petition. C. If the question submitted to voters based upon an election conducted pursuant to a circulated petition does not receive approval, a subsequent petition regarding the same question may be circulated beginning on the thirtieth day following the election date at which the question did not receive approval. D. If a petition governed by the provisions of this section is circulated for signatures that does not result in a vote on the question, any subsequent petition with respect to the same question shall indicate on each page of the petition that a prior petition with respect to the same question has previously been circulated.