Legal Opinion
In Re Initiative Petition No. 379
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 2006No. 102,999PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWatt, C.J.
{1 Initiative Petition No. 379, State Question 726 is commonly known as TABOR, an acronym for Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The measure seeks to amend art. 10, § 283 of the Oklahoma Constitution setting limits on the growth of state spending and requiring any surplus funds to be placed in a constitutional emergency fund. Legislative expenditures over limits set by the initiative require voter approval with any citizen having the right to sue to enforce TABOR's provisions. 1
T2 As previously indicated in the order issued on August 31, 2006, two issues are addressed. 2 Of uppermost concern is whether…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Meyer v. GrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Oliver v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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3Cited by39 opinions
- IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- OSAGE NATION v. BD. OF COMMISSIONERS OF OSAGE COUNTY and OSAGE NATION v. OSAGE COUNTY BD. OF ADJUSTMENTSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2017
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 384, State Question No. 731Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- IN RE: INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 397, STATE QUESTION NO. 767Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- Yes on Term Limits, Inc. v. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
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