Commendation or Proclamation Request

Before filling out this request form, please take a moment to read through the following policies to ensure that your request satisfies our commendation and proclamation requirements.

Proclamations

Requests must be made 30 days in advance to allow proper time for approval and processing.
Proclamation documents are considered public service documents and are strictly honorary, not legally binding.
The Governor’s Office reserves the right to decline any and all proclamation requests.
The issuance of a proclamation does not constitute an endorsement by the Governor.
No proclamations may be used as part of an advertisement or commercial promotion without expressed permission from the Governor’s Office.
Any draft language provided may be edited or rewritten at the discretion of the Governor’s Office.
Proclamations must be requested or endorsed by an Oklahoma citizen. Out-of-state requests will be declined.
Proclamations recognize a day, week, month, or year.
A proclamation may not be individualized or specialized. Proclamations are not issued in honor of individual people, unless specifically directed by the Governor.
Requests must not duplicate other requests. Requests that are similar to previously issued proclamations will be declined.
Proclamations are not issued to honor a specific organization or group, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, conferences, or graduations. Commendations are available upon request for these types of events.

Commendations

Requests must be made 30 days in advance to allow proper time for approval and processing.
Commendation documents are considered public service documents and are strictly honorary, not legally binding.
The issuance of a commendation does not constitute an endorsement by the Governor.
Any draft language provided may be edited or rewritten at the discretion of the Governor’s Office.
Commendations are issued only to Oklahoma residents.
The honoree must have made a direct contribution to Oklahoma.
The nominee may not be the same as the nominator.
The Governor’s Office reserves the right to rescind a commendation if false or misleading information is provided in the nomination application.

Please be advised the Office of the Governor collects and electronically stores the following personally identifying data:

First name, middle initial, and last name
Phone number(s)
Address
Email address(es)

Data may only be shared with third parties when it is necessary to fulfill a constituent request, compelled by court order, or otherwise required by law.