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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 37 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 and 4 of
Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution; requiring
the Commissioner of Labor be appointed by the
Governor; 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 and 4 of Article VI
of the Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 1. A. The 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 Labor,
Commissioner of Insurance and other officers provided by law and
this Constitution, each of whom shall keep his office and public
records, books and papers at the seat of government, and shall
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perform such duties as may be designated in this Constitution or
prescribed by law.
B. The Secretary of State shall be appointed by the Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four (4)
years to run concurrently with the term of the Governor.
C. The Commissioner of Labor shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four (4)
years to run concurrently with the term of the Governor.
Section 4. A. The term of office of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State
Treasurer, 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.
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
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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,
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
(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:
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This measure amends Sections 1 and 4 of Article 6 of the
Oklahoma Constitution. The measure requires the Commissioner of
Labor to be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years
to run at the same time as the term of the Governor.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
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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