Oklahoma's top court: Challenge to teacher pay tax 'insufficient'
OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Friday that an initiative petition that would overturn a package of tax hikes for funding teacher pay raises and public schools is invalid.
In a divided ruling, Oklahomas highest court said the proposed referendum is legally insufficient and ordered that the initiative petition not appear on the general election ballot in November.
The courts majority opinion said a brief description of the proposal that appears on signature pages is insufficient and the measures proposed ballot title is misleading.
The gist of the petition is not in keeping with the language of the petition itself and is fundamentally misleading to potential signatories, the court ruled in a 6-2 decision, with one justice concurring only in part.
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