Judicial elections; requiring inclusion of certain information on judicial ballots. Effective date.

SB 1801 requires Oklahoma judicial retention ballots to include the name of the appointing governor and the date of appointment for justices and judges, while maintaining nonpartisan ballots without party designations. This directly affects voters in judicial retention elections and the judges up for retention. The bill amends Oklahoma Statutes Section 11-108 to mandate these specific additions to ballot information. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.