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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 33 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Sections 1, 3, and
4 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution;
directing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
be appointed by the Governor for a four-year term to
run concurrently with the Governor; removing the
Superintendent of Public Instruction from a list of
offices for which eligibility requirements are
provided and that are subject to certain term limit;
updating language; making language gender neutral;
providing ballot title; and directing filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment to Sections 1, 3, and 4 of Article
VI of the Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 1. A. The Executive executive authority of the state
shall be vested in a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of
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Labor, Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner, and other officers
provided by law and this Constitution, each of whom shall keep his
or her office and public records, books, and papers at the seat of
government, and shall perform such duties as may be designated in
this Constitution or prescribed by law.
B. The Secretary of State and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the
consent of the Senate for a term of four (4) years to run
concurrently with the term of the Governor.
Section 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and
Inspector, Attorney General, or State Treasurer or Superintendent of
Public Instruction except a citizen of the United States of the age
of not less than thirty-one (31) years and who shall have been ten
(10) years next preceding his or her election, or appointment, a
qualified elector of this state.
Section 4. A. The term of office of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State
Treasurer, and Commissioner of Labor and Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be four (4) years from the second Monday of
January next after their election. The said officers shall be
eligible to immediately succeed themselves except as otherwise
provided in this section.
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B. 1. No person shall be eligible to serve as Governor for a
period of time in excess of eight (8) years. Such years need not be
consecutive. Any years served by a person serving as Governor for
less than a full term to fill a vacancy in such office shall not be
included in the eight-year limitation set forth herein.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this amendment, any person
serving as Governor at the time of passage of this amendment shall
be eligible to complete the term of office to which he or she was
elected but shall not be eligible to serve as Governor for a period
of time in excess of eight (8) years, excluding years served for
less than a full term to fill a vacancy in such office. The
provisions of this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether such
years were served prior to or after passage of this amendment.
C. No person shall be eligible to serve as Lieutenant Governor,
State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer, or
Commissioner of Labor or Superintendent of Public Instruction for a
period of time in excess of eight (8) years. Such years need not be
consecutive. Any years served by a person elected or appointed to
serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy in any such office
shall not be included in the limitations set forth herein. Any
person serving in such position at the time of passage of this
amendment shall be eligible to complete the term for which he or she
has been elected and shall be eligible to serve an additional eight
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(8) years thereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of this
amendment.
D. The Legislature is hereby authorized to enact laws to
implement the provisions of subsections B and C of this section.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure would amend Section 1 of Article 6 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. It would make the office of Superintendent of
Public Instruction appointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The appointment term would be four years
to run concurrently with the term of the Governor. This measure
would also amend Section 3 of Article 6 of the Oklahoma
Constitution by removing the Superintendent of Public
Instruction from a list of offices for which eligibility
requirements are provided. This measure would also amend
Section 4 of Article 6 of the Oklahoma Constitution by removing
the Superintendent of Public Instruction from a list of offices
subject to an eight-year limit.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
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AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
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