The Oklahoma Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the state of Oklahoma.
Features
The Oklahoma Constitution is superseded only by the United States Constitution and consists of a preamble and thirty articles, with the first eight pertaining to the state’s government.
Background
The current (and first) Oklahoma Constitution was adopted in 1907.
The current constitution has been amended 29 times since 2006.
The most recent amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution was approved by voters in 2020.
Oklahoma has a process for initiated constitutional amendments, which means constitutional amendments can go on the ballot through citizen initiatives, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, or constitutional conventions.
