Oklahoma ballot

Oklahoma voters will decide State Question 845 (Legislative Referendum 379), a constitutional amendment the Legislature referred to the ballot through House Joint Resolution 1024. It would change how the 15 members of the Judicial Nominating Commission, which screens applicants for appellate and other judicial vacancies, are appointed, along with their terms and eligibility rules. The official ballot title was rewritten by the Attorney General and certified by the Secretary of State; it states the measure will not have a fiscal impact.

A yes vote: Per the official ballot title, the Governor would appoint six commissioners (one from each current congressional district), the Oklahoma Bar Association six (one from each current congressional district), and at least eight members would select three at-large members; any number of commissioners could be licensed attorneys; the bar on immediate family members practicing law would be removed; at-large commissioners would serve two-year terms and all others six-year terms; party-membership restrictions for Governor-appointed and at-large members would be removed; and commissioners could succeed themselves.

A no vote: Article 7-B, section 3 stays as it is, with Commission appointments based on congressional districts as constituted in 1967 and the current rules on attorney membership, family members, party membership and terms.

Oklahoma voters will decide State Question 847 (Legislative Referendum 381), a constitutional amendment the Legislature referred to the ballot through Senate Joint Resolution 39. It would lower the constitutional caps on yearly growth in the taxable fair cash value of real property starting in tax year 2027 and replace the income-limited 'senior freeze' for homeowners 65 and older with an income-based schedule of limits. The official ballot title says the measure would have a fiscal impact on the state, but the exact impact is unknown.

A yes vote: Per the official ballot title, starting in tax year 2027 annual growth in fair cash value would be capped at 4% for most real property and 1.75% for homesteads and agricultural land; the senior freeze's income cap would be eliminated and, for homeowners 65 or older, homestead value could not increase if prior-year household income was at or below the area median, with annual limits of 0.35% to 1.75% at higher income levels.

A no vote: The constitution stays as it is: annual growth in fair cash value remains capped at 5% for most real property and 3% for homesteads and agricultural land, and the senior freeze continues to bar any increase for qualifying homeowners 65 or older whose income does not exceed the current limits.

Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive proclamation on Aug 25, 2026 setting State Question 848 for a statewide vote on April 6, 2027. Article 24, Section 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution requires that voters be asked at least every 20 years whether the Legislature should call a convention to propose changes to the constitution or a new constitution; the question was last put to voters in 1970. The ballot title is the one approved by the Attorney General in 1970. A yes vote favors the Legislature calling a constitutional convention; a no vote opposes it.

A yes vote: A majority yes vote approves calling a constitutional convention, which would be authorized to propose alterations, revisions or amendments to the Oklahoma Constitution or a new constitution.

A no vote: A majority no vote rejects calling a constitutional convention.