2024 Oklahoma State Question 834

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2024 Oklahoma State Question 834, also known as the Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment, [1] was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Oklahoma to provide that only citizens of the United States are eligible to vote. The amendment, which coincided with the 2024 Oklahoma elections, was approved with 80.73% of the vote and the support of all 77 counties in Oklahoma.

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2024 Oklahoma State Question 834
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5 November 2025
This measure amends Section 1 of Article 3 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It clarifies that only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in this state. SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
2024 Oklahoma Question 834 results map by county.svg
Results
Choice
Votes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes1,207,52080.73%
Light brown x.svgNo288,26719.27%

Background

Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 23 placed the measure on the ballot. On May 30, 2024, the Oklahoma Senate passed the resolution in a 37 to 7 vote, and the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved it the same day in a 71 to 11 vote. [2]

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The following question and information was shown to voters: [3]

STATE QUESTION NO. 834

LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 377

This measure amends Section 1 of Article 3 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It clarifies that only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in this state.

SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?

[] FOR THE PROPOSAL - YES

[] AGAINST THE PROPOSAL - NO

Viewpoints

Legislators

State Senator Micheal Bergstrom : “What we are doing is safeguarding the intent of the constitutional language for the future to avoid confusion since the term ‘all’ is not exclusionary. We want to make the original intent of the constitution perfectly clear." [4]

State Senator Michael Brooks : “I think as much as some of these political stunts are there to heighten the rancor and the rhetoric, a lot of it is intended to intimidate people who are living here and living by the rules. It’s a way to diffuse misinformation to a community who are welcoming and trying to make a life here.” [4]

Results

County"Yes" vote"No" voteTotal
Adair County 6,0138656,878
Alfalfa County 1,9291802,109
Atoka County 4,7965755,371
Beaver County 1,8251471,972
Beckham County 6,6237547,377
Blaine County 3,1814313,612
Bryan County 14,1292,14516,274
Caddo County 7,7771,2719,048
Canadian County 58,09811,90370,001
Carter County 16,0732,45518,528
Cherokee County 13,8533,28317,136
Choctaw County 4,6545675,221
Cimarron County 79584879
Cleveland County 84,61729,495114,112
Coal County 2,0363092,345
Comanche County 27,2525,21632,468
Cotton County 2,1332632,396
Craig County 4,9678295,796
Creek County 25,7994,14429,943
Custer County 8,3791,4269,805
Delaware County 15,2291,90617,135
Dewey County 1,9611982,159
Ellis County 1,5671501,717
Garfield County 17,8063,06020,866
Garvin County 9,1721,29410,466
Grady County 20,9732,92123,894
Grant County 1,8011981,999
Greer County 1,4792011,680
Harmon County 72394817
Harper County 1,2361301,366
Haskell County 4,0935834,676
Hughes County 3,7625834,345
Jackson County 6,8668137,679
Jefferson County 1,9612302,191
Johnston County 3,5864194,005
Kay County 14,0342,24616,280
Kingfisher County 5,7757716,546
Kiowa County 2,7833433,126
Latimer County 3,3514893,840
LeFlore County 15,7531,91217,665
Lincoln County 12,9391,87414,813
Logan County 19,4313,69223,123
Love County 3,5794274,006
Major County 3,0602913,351
Marshall County 5,5057176,222
Mayes County 14,5882,14416,732
McClain County 18,1612,56520,726
McCurtain County 9,3701,29610,666
McIntosh County 6,9251,1078,032
Murray County 4,9746455,619
Muskogee County 19,2264,06623,292
Noble County 4,2106044,814
Nowata County 3,9234404,363
Okfuskee County 3,1805813,761
Oklahoma County 198,48678,572277,058
Okmulgee County 11,7912,04913,840
Osage County 16,5423,10119,643
Ottawa County 9,2451,35010,595
Pawnee County 5,7348606,594
Payne County 21,9276,22428,151
Pittsburg County 14,5362,35216,888
Pontotoc County 12,1172,40414,521
Pottawatomie County 23,5544,14427,698
Pushmataha County 3,8254974,322
Roger Mills County 1,4701681,638
Rogers County 38,9376,21245,149
Seminole County 6,5211,1067,627
Sequoyah County 12,7011,86814,569
Stephens County 15,9721,91117,883
Texas County 4,4246255,049
Tillman County 2,1012652,366
Tulsa County 186,12358,890245,013
Wagoner County 31,4245,64837,072
Washington County 18,8293,08021,909
Washita County 3,9804314,411
Woods County 3,0744273,501
Woodward County 6,2967517,047
State total1,207,520288,2671,495,787 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma State Question 834, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bill Information for SJR 23". Oklahoma Legislature. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Jana (23 October 2024). "2024 Election Voter Guide: Everything to know from polling place to what's on your ballot". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 Kemp, Adam (31 October 2024). "Why Oklahoma has an 'only citizens' measure on the ballot". PBS. Archived from the original on 14 July 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "STATE QUESTION NO. 834 LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 377". Election Results - Oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

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