§ 3.2. Campaigning for office.

Although all City elections shall be non-partisan, candidates shall not be prohibited from advising voters of their political affiliation and may include their political party affiliation in campaign materials, including without limitation signs, mailers, fliers and brochures.

NOTE: This Section was amended to read as above by an amendment voted November 8, 2011, and approved by the Governor on February 21, 2012. There were 18,772 votes in favor of the amendment and 13,491 votes against the amendment. The title to the amendment read:

Shall the Charter of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, be amended to provide for the non-partisan election of City Officers?"

Prior to this amendment, this Section read as follows:

Section 3.2. Filing for office—independent candidates.

Any person who desires to be an independent candidate for a City office shall file with the Election Board of Tulsa County or its successor a Declaration of Candidacy which shall state:

A.

The name and residence street address of the person as it appears on the voter registration records; and

B.

The name of the office sought.

The Declaration of Candidacy of the independent candidate shall have attached a supporting petition which shall be signed by at least three hundred (300) qualified electors from the City at large if the independent candidate seeks the office of Mayor or City Auditor or from the election district if the independent candidate seeks the office of Councilor from an election district.