STATE QUESTIONS
“...the people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the Legislature, and also reserve power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the Legislature."
Oklahoma Constitution Article V
STATE QUESTION 832
State Question 832 (SQ 832) seeks to amend the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act in Oklahoma Statutes by untying the state from the federal minimum wage.
The question will appear before voters on the June 2026 primary ballot, and if approved, it would increase Oklahoma’s state mandated minimum wage beginning in 2025 to $9 per hour and continue with annual wage increases until 2029. Beginning in 2030, the wage will increase with the cost of living, as measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index.
STATE QUESTION 836
State Question 836 (SQ 836) would establish open primaries for statewide and county offices, district attorney, state legislators, and congressional candidates, where candidates for an office appear on one ballot regardless of party with top-two vote-getters moving forward to the general election.