Oklahoma Senate approves Bullard bill to put guardrails on initiative petition process

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate has passed legislation from Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, to protect the initiative petition process from outside special interest groups seeking to change Oklahoma’s Constitution and alter state laws.

Senate Bill 1027 gives a broad cross-section of Oklahomans a voice in what qualifies for the ballot by establishing that no more than 10% of the total number of initiative …