Legal Opinion
In Re Initiative Petition No. 27 of Oklahoma City
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 9, 2003No. 98,781PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*91HODGES, J.
111 The issue before this Court is whether Initiative Petition No. 27 of the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, violates article XVIII, section 4(a) of the Oklahoma Constitution. We hold that Initiative Petition No. 27 addresses administrative matters outside the scope of the powers of initiative reserved to the people of municipal corporations under article XVIII, section 4(a).1
I. SUBSTANCE OF INITIATIVE PETITION NO. 27
2 Initiative Petition No. 27 (Petition) covers Oklahoma City's permanent non-supervisory and non-confidential employees as defined by the National Labor Relations…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 23, State Question No. 38Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 315, State Question No. 553Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Brazell v. Zeigler, County ClerkSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- In Re Supreme Court Adjudication of Sufficiency of Initiative Petition in TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Fraternal Order of Police No. 165 v. City of ChoctawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Terry v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 27 of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- Opinion No. (2006), Oklahoma Attorney General Reports2006
- Terry v. BishopSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007