Legal Opinion
In Re Initiative Petition No. 348, State Question No. 640
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 20, 1992No. 76277PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*774LAVENDER, Justice.
This is an original action brought pursuant to 34 O.S.1981 § 8 challenging the legality of Initiative Petition 348, State Question 640 (Petition). The Petition purports to amend by the initiative process1 Article V, § 33 of the Oklahoma Constitution. The amendment would impose severe limitations upon the Legislature’s ability to raise new revenue.
We begin by emphasizing that our inquiry is limited to those challenges fundamental to the validity of the Petition as a whole. We will not attempt to resolve uncertainties ensuing from the interpretation or application of the…
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