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10 feet of grassroots politics touring state |
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 |
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Oklahoma has one of the highest signature requirements for petitions and one of the shortest times to collect those signatures.
Norma Sapp is touring Oklahoma pulling a trailer with a 10-foot replica of the state on the back. The huge billboard sign displays the towns in Oklahoma where Sapp has traveled through as well as the name of the Web site, www.letoklahomavote.org, to inform Oklahomans about the issues with the current system of the initiative and referendum process.
According to information provided by Sapp, 92 percent of Oklahomans support an open initiative and referendum process.
Sapp is gathering signatures for her petition to get House Bill 2246 and Senate Bill 852 passed in the state legislature before time runs out this session.
If passed, the bills would extend the time allowed to collect signatures from 90 days to a year.
The bills also allow language changes to be made at the beginning of the legislataive process so the bill is not thrown out on a mere technicality later on in the process.
Sapp stated that in the last decade only three initiatives have reached the ballot for voters to decide.
Saapp urges all voters to contact their respective legislators and ask them to reform the restrictive ballot initiative process and give voters time to petition.
Representative Neil Brannon can be reached at 405-521-2711. Senator Kenneth Corn can be reached at 405-524-0126. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 May 2009 )
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