Walker v. Oak Cliff Volunteer Fire Protection District
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Dissent 1
DISSENTING OPINION
2Dissent · SimmsSimms, Justice
Today the majority encroaches upon the sanctity and finality of fairly-held elections. By holding that a registered voter can come into a district court over a year-and-a-half after an election and cause it to be invalidated even though no evidence of fraud or corruption exists and even though such actions are prohibited by statute (26 O.S.1981, § 8-109), the majority is in essence thwarting the vote of those who did vote in the election, rendering the sovereign will of the people meaningless, and disrupting the flow of governmental services to citizens. Therefore, I must…
3Cases cited19 opinions
- Town of Grove v. Haskell, GovernorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Quinn v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Wickersham v. State Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Martin v. McGarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Lamb v. PalmerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
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