A case pending before the Oklahoma Supreme Court asks if it is legal to require that initiative-petition efforts gather signatures from across Oklahoma. The answer is simple: Yes.

Senate Bill 1027 made several reforms to Oklahoma’s initiative-petition process. The most notable was requiring the collection of signatures equal to no more than 11.5 percent of the votes cast in any county during the most recent statewide general election (when seeking to change state law ) or 20.8 percent (when seeking to amend the Oklahoma Constitution, which requires more signatures to advance to the ballot).

The reform passes the common-sense test. A proposal affecting all Oklahomans should demonstrate support from Oklahomans across much of the state.

But it also passes the legal test. Nothing in th

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