-------OFFICIAL BALLOTGENERAL ELECTIONNovember 08,2016CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

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This measure adds Section 38 to Article" ofthe Oklahoma Constitution. The new Sectioncreates state constitutional rights. It createsthe following guaranteed rights to engage infarming and ranching:• The right to make use of agriculturaltechnology,• The right to make use of livestockprocedures, and• The right to make use of ranching practices.These constitutional rights receive extraprotection under this measure that not allconstitutional rights receive. This extraprotection is a limit on lawmakers' ability tointerfere with the exercise of these rights.Under this extra protection, no law caninterfere with these rights, unless the law isjustified by a compelling state interest-a clearlyidentified state interest of the highest order.Additionally, the law must be necessary toserve that compelling state interest. Themeasure-and the protections identifiedabove-do not apply to and do not impact statelaws related to:• Trespass,• Eminent domain,· Dominance of mineral interests,• Easements,• Right of way or other property rights, and• Any state statutes and political subdivisionordinances enacted before December 31,2014.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

D AGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

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STATE QUESTIONS

STATE QUESTION NO. 776LEGISLATIVEREFERENDUM NO. 367This measure adds a new section to theOklahoma Constitution, Section 9A of Article2. The new Section deals with the deathpenalty. The Section establishes Stateconstitutional mandates relating to the deathpenalty and methods of execution. Underthese constitutional requirements:• The Legislature is expressly empowered todesignate any method of execution notprohibited by the United States Constitution.· Death sentences shall not be reducedbecause a method of execution is ruled to beinvalid.• When an execution method is declaredinvalid, the death penalty imposed shall remainin force until it can be carried out usinq anyvalid execution method, and• The imposition of a death penalty underOklahoma law-as distinguished from a methodof execution-shall not be deemed to be orconstitute the infliction of cruel or unusualpunishment under Oklahoma's Constitution,nor to contravene any provision of theOklahoma Constitution.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

DAGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

STATE QUESTION NO. 777LEGISLATIVEREFERENDUM NO. 368

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STATE QUESTION NO. 779INITIATIVE PETITION NO.403This measure adds a new Article to theOklahoma Constitution. The article creates alimited purpose fund to increase funding forpublic education. It increases State sales anduse taxes by one cent per dollar to providerevenue for the fund. The revenue to be usedfor public education shall be allocated: 69.50%for common school districts, 19.25% for theinstitutions under the authority of theOklahoma State Regents for HigherEducation, 3.25% for the OklahomaDepartment of Career and TechnologyEducation, and 8% for the State Department ofEducation. It requires teacher salary increasesfunded by this measure raise teacher salariesby at least $5,000 over the salaries paid in theyear prior to adoption of this measure. Itrequires an annual audit of school districts' useof monies. It prohibits school districts' use ofthese funds for increasing superintendents'salaries or adding superintendent positions. Itrequires that monies from the fund notsupplant or replace other educational funding.If the Oklahoma Board of Equalizationdetermines funding has been replaced, theLegislature may not make any appropriationsuntil the amount of replaced funding isreturned to the fund. The article takes effecton July 1 after its passage.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

D AGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

STATE QUESTION NO. 780INITIATIVE PETITION NO.404This measure amends existing Oklahoma lawsand would change the classification of certaindrug possession and property crimes fromfelony to misdemeanor. It would makepossession of a limited quantity of drugs amisdemeanor. The amendment also changesthe classification of certain drug possessioncrimes which are currently considered feloniesand cases where the defendant has a priordrug possession conviction. The proposedamendment would reclassify these drugpossession cases as misdemeanors. Theamendment would increase the thresholddollar amount used for determining whethercertain property crimes are considered afelony or misdemeanor. Currently, thethreshold is $500. The amendment wouldincrease the amount to $1000. Propertycrimes covered by this change include; falsedeclaration of a pawn ticket, embezzlement,larceny, grand larceny, theft, receiving orconcealing stolen property, takingdomesticated fish or game, fraud, forgery,counterfeiting, or issuing bogus checks. Thismeasure would become effective July 1, 2017.

o FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

DAGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

STATE QUESTION NO. 781INITIATIVE PETITION NO.405This measure creates the County CommunitySafety Investment Fund, only if voters approveState Question 780, the Oklahoma SmartJustice Reform Act. This measure wouldcreate a fund, consisting of any calculatedsavings or averted costs that accrued to theState from the implementation of theOklahoma Smart Justice Reform Act inreclassifying certain property crimes and drug

'.possession as misdemeanors. The measurerequires the Office of Management andEnterprise Services to use either actual dataor its best estimate to determine how muchmoney was saved on a yearly basis. Theamount determined to be saved must bedeposited into the Fund and distributed tocounties in proportion to their population toprovide community rehabilitative programs,such as mental health and substance abuseservices. This measure will not becomeeffective if State Question 780, the OklahomaSmart Justice Reform Act, is not approved bythe people. The measure will become effectiveon July 1 immediately following its passage.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

oAGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

STATE QUESTION NO. 790LEGISLATIVEREFERENDUM NO. 369This measure would remove Article 2, Section5 of the Oklahoma Constitution, whichprohibits the government from using publicmoney or property for the direct or indirectbenefit of any religion or religious institution.Article 2, Section 5 has been interpreted bythe Oklahoma courts as requiring the removalof a Ten Commandments monument from thegrounds of the State "Capitol. If this measurerepealing Article 2, Section 5 is passed, thegovernment would still be required to comply.with the Establishment Clause of the UnitedStates Constitution, which is a similarconstitutional provision that prevents thegovernment from endorsing a religion orbecoming overly involved with religion.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

oAGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

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STATE QUESTION NO. 792LEGISLATIVEREFERENDUM NO. 370This measure repeals Article 28 of theOklahoma Constitution and restructures thelaws governing alcoholic beverages through anew Article 28A and other laws the Legislaturewill create if the measure passes. The newArticle 28A provides that with exceptions, aperson or company can have an ownershipinterest in only one area of the alcoholicbeverage business-manufacturing,wholesaling, or retailing. Some restrictionsapply to the sales of manufacturers, brewers,winemakers, and wholesalers. Subject tolimitations, the Legislature may authorizedirect shipments to consumers of wine. Retaillocations like grocery stores may sell wine andbeer. Liquor stores may sell products otherthan alcoholic beverages in limited amounts.The Legislature must create licensesfor retaillocations, liquor stores, and places servingalcoholic beverages and may create otherlicenses. Certain licensees must meetresidency requirements. Felons cannot belicensees. The l.eqistature must designatedays and hours when alcoholic beverages maybe sold and. may impose taxes on sales.Municipalities may levy an occupation tax. Ifauthorized, a state lodge may sell individualalcoholic beverages for on-premisesconsumption but no other state involvement inthe alcoholic beverage business is allowed.With one exception, the measure will takeeffect October 1, 2018.

D FOR THE PROPOSAL -YES

DAGAINST THEPROPOSAL-NO

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