State Finalizing Questions for November Ballot
Backers of school tornado shelters and legalized marijuana run out of time to place these issues before Oklahoma voters in November
by Rick Green
Backers of measures to place storm shelters in schools and legalize marijuana for recreational use have run out of time to place these issues before voters in the Nov. 4 general election.
The ballot will include only three measures, all referred to voters by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Election workers are now proofreading the November ballot in a process designed to get it to the printer early enough so that absentee ballots can be sent to servicemen and other citizens overseas. The overseas ballots are legally required to be mailed out by Sept. 19.
Voter signatures are still being gathered in an effort to put recreational marijuana and storm shelters on a later ballot, as well as a third proposal that seeks to require a public vote on a bill signed by the governor imposing solar surcharges for utility customers.