OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — Oklahomans will be able to vote on raising the minimum wage, but it won’t happen for nearly two years.
More than 157,000 Oklahomans signed their names in support of State Question 832, which would raise the minimum wage in Oklahoma if passed by voters.
The signatures were well over the 92,000 minimum that were required to bring the question to the ballots.
“This is 320,000 Oklahomans who could have been given a pay raise through the passage of state,” said Amber England, Raise The Wage Spokeswoman.
The state’s current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
State Question 832 would have raised minimum wage to $9.00 an hour and would have continued to increase by $1.50 each year until it reaches $15.00 in 2029.
On Tuesday, Governor Stitt set the question to appear on the gubernational primary ballot in June 2026.
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