Legal Opinion · Dissent
OKLAHOMA ASSOC. OF OPTOMETRIC PHYSICIANS v. RAPER
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 6, 2018No. Case Number: 115938Published
1DissentCombs, C.J.
¶1 Initiative Petition No. 415, State Question No. 793 constitutes unconstitutional logrolling in violation of Okla. Const. art. 24, § 1. It presents voters with an unpalatable all-or-nothing choice by simultaneously loosening restrictions on very different professions that have separate regulatory concerns. See Thomas v. Henry , 2011 OK 53, ¶ 26, 260 P.3d 1251 ("The question is not how similar two provisions in a proposed law are, but whether ... the provisions ... are so unrelated that many of those voting on the law would be faced with an unpalatable all-or-nothing choice."). If any one of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 344, State Question No. 630Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 314Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 360Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Thomas v. HenrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
- Berry v. Board of Governors of the Registered DentistsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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