Legal Opinion
In Re Initiative Petition No. 382
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 20, 2006No. O-103,021PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKauger, J.
¶ 1 The issue presented is whether Initiative Petition 382 is constitutional and thus able to be submitted to a vote of the people. We hold that because it violates the single subject rule of art. 5, § 57 of the Oklahoma Constitution, it may not, and we order that it be stricken from the ballot.
FACTS
¶ 2 On September 21, 2005, Rick Carpenter (the proponent) filed Initiative Petition 382 (IP 382) with the Secretary of State, and within 90 days after it was filed,, the proponent submitted signatures to the Secretary of State. On January 31, 2006, the Secretary of State verified that it contained…
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