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HB3918 • 2026

Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

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Sponsor
Dollens
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Second Reading referred to Rules
Effective date
Not listed

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Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  2. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Dollens

Official Summary Text

Elections; presidential candidate; ballot; constitutional eligibility requirements; effective date.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3918 By: Dollens

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to elections; prohibiting the
appearance of presidential candidate name on ballot
who violates constitutional eligibility requirements;
clarifying constitutional eligibility requirements;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-121 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The name of any presidential candidate who violates federal
constitutional eligibility requirements shall not appear on a
ballot. The term "federal constitutional eligibility requirements"
shall mean the requirements to hold the office of President found in
the Constitution of the United States, and the amendments thereto.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-14213 MJ 12/03/25