Some Republican lawmakers are seeking to change the initiative petition process by which Oklahoma voters can try to put issues on the ballot for a statewide vote.

Proposed legislation seeks to change the signature-gathering requirements for initiative petitions and increase transparency of the campaigns pushing ballot measures.

Legislation from Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, would require initiative petition campaigns to collect signatures from each of Oklahoma’s five congressional districts.

Under House Joint Resolution 1027, in order to qualify for the ballot, a petition would need to get signatures from 8% of registered voters in each congressional district for statutory changes to Oklahoma law. For constitutional changes, petitions would need to get signatures from 15% of registered voters in each district. Referendum petitions would need signatures from 5% of registered voters in each district.