FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2016
Governor
Mary Fallin Signs Paperwork Placing Five Additional State Questions on November
Ballot
OKLAHOMA
CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today signed election proclamations that place five
additional state questions on the November 8 general election ballot.
The
paperwork signed by the governor placed these issues on the ballot:
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State Question (SQ) 779, which would increase
the state sales tax by 1 percent to fund teacher pay raises and other education
causes.
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SQ 780, which reclassify some criminal offenses,
such as drug possession and property crimes, as misdemeanors instead of
felonies.
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SQ 781, which would take money saved
from implementing SQ 780 and allow counties to fund community rehabilitation
programs.
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SQ 790, which would remove a section of
the Oklahoma Constitution prohibiting use of state resources for religious
purposes.
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SQ 792, which would allow wine and
full-strength beer to be sold in grocery stores and convenience stores.
The
deadline for the governor to sign election proclamations for state questions to
be placed on the November 8 general election ballot is Friday.
Two
other state questions already are on the ballot. SQ 776 would declare that the
death penalty is not cruel or unusual punishment and would allow the
Legislature to designate any method of execution if a current method is
declared unconstitutional. SQ 777 would prevent lawmakers from passing
legislation to regulate agriculture unless there is a compelling state interest.
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