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<blockquote data-quote="Frederick" data-source="post: 2917352" data-attributes="member: 17825"><p>I think we've(probably) already decided who we are going to vote for in local and national elections, but what about the several important state questions coming on the ballot?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_2016_ballot_measures" target="_blank">Ballotpedia Article</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ok.gov/elections/Election_Info/State_Question_info.html" target="_blank">State Questions(official website)</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://m.tulsaworld.com/photovideo/slideshows/photo-gallery-oklahoma-s-state-questions-in-plain-english/collection_9586052f-4843-5b59-a700-1a4050817926.html?mode=jqm" target="_blank">State Questions in plain English(slideshow)</a></p><p></p><p>How do you guys feel about these questions?</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">LRCA</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Death_Penalty,_State_Question_776_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 776</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Death_penalty_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Death Penalty</a> Provides constitutional justification for death penalty statutes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">LRCA</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Right_to_Farm_Amendment,_State_Question_777_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 777</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Food_and_agriculture_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Agriculture</a> Add a "right to farm" to the state constitution</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">CICA</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_One_Percent_Sales_Tax,_State_Question_779_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 779</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Taxes</a> Increase the state sales tax by one percent</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_state_statute" target="_blank">CISS</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Reclassification_of_Some_Drug_and_Property_Crimes_as_Misdemeanors,_State_Question_780_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 780</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Law enforcement</a> Reclassification of some drug and property crimes as misdemeanors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_state_statute" target="_blank">CISS</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Rehabilitative_Programs_Fund_Initiative,_State_Question_781_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 781</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Law enforcement</a> Fund rehabilitation programs with funds from <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Reclassification_of_Some_Drug_and_Property_Crimes_as_Misdemeanors,_State_Question_780_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 780</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">LRCA</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Public_Money_for_Religious_Purposes,_State_Question_790_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 790</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Religion_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Religion</a> Repeal prohibition on public money being spent for religious purposes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" target="_blank">LRCA</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Regulations_Governing_the_Sale_of_Wine_and_Beer,_State_Question_792_(2016)" target="_blank">SQ 792</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alcohol_on_the_ballot" target="_blank">Alcohol</a> Grocery and convenience stores may sell full-strength beer and wine</li> </ul><p></p><p>I'll probably say No to the death penalty, No to the agriculture. I'm not sure about SQ 779. It does make sure that none of the money raised goes to superintendents or such, but a one percent hike on the sales tax is pretty huge. especially if you live in OKC where the sales tax rate is already like ~8-9%.</p><p></p><p>I'll probably vote yes on 780 and 781, to help lower the nonviolent offenders in Oklahoma jails. Yes on 792 and no 790.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also recommend you check the ratings of people running for office in Oklahoma with the NRA here:</p><p><a href="https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/oklahoma/" target="_blank">https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/oklahoma/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frederick, post: 2917352, member: 17825"] I think we've(probably) already decided who we are going to vote for in local and national elections, but what about the several important state questions coming on the ballot? [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_2016_ballot_measures']Ballotpedia Article[/URL] [URL='https://www.ok.gov/elections/Election_Info/State_Question_info.html']State Questions(official website)[/URL] [URL='http://m.tulsaworld.com/photovideo/slideshows/photo-gallery-oklahoma-s-state-questions-in-plain-english/collection_9586052f-4843-5b59-a700-1a4050817926.html?mode=jqm']State Questions in plain English(slideshow)[/URL] How do you guys feel about these questions? [LIST] [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment']LRCA[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Death_Penalty,_State_Question_776_(2016)']SQ 776[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Death_penalty_on_the_ballot']Death Penalty[/URL] Provides constitutional justification for death penalty statutes [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment']LRCA[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Right_to_Farm_Amendment,_State_Question_777_(2016)']SQ 777[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Food_and_agriculture_on_the_ballot']Agriculture[/URL] Add a "right to farm" to the state constitution [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_constitutional_amendment']CICA[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_One_Percent_Sales_Tax,_State_Question_779_(2016)']SQ 779[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot']Taxes[/URL] Increase the state sales tax by one percent [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_state_statute']CISS[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Reclassification_of_Some_Drug_and_Property_Crimes_as_Misdemeanors,_State_Question_780_(2016)']SQ 780[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot']Law enforcement[/URL] Reclassification of some drug and property crimes as misdemeanors [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated_state_statute']CISS[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Rehabilitative_Programs_Fund_Initiative,_State_Question_781_(2016)']SQ 781[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot']Law enforcement[/URL] Fund rehabilitation programs with funds from [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Reclassification_of_Some_Drug_and_Property_Crimes_as_Misdemeanors,_State_Question_780_(2016)']SQ 780[/URL] [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment']LRCA[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Public_Money_for_Religious_Purposes,_State_Question_790_(2016)']SQ 790[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Religion_on_the_ballot']Religion[/URL] Repeal prohibition on public money being spent for religious purposes [*][URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment']LRCA[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Regulations_Governing_the_Sale_of_Wine_and_Beer,_State_Question_792_(2016)']SQ 792[/URL] [URL='https://ballotpedia.org/Alcohol_on_the_ballot']Alcohol[/URL] Grocery and convenience stores may sell full-strength beer and wine [/LIST] I'll probably say No to the death penalty, No to the agriculture. I'm not sure about SQ 779. It does make sure that none of the money raised goes to superintendents or such, but a one percent hike on the sales tax is pretty huge. especially if you live in OKC where the sales tax rate is already like ~8-9%. I'll probably vote yes on 780 and 781, to help lower the nonviolent offenders in Oklahoma jails. Yes on 792 and no 790. I also recommend you check the ratings of people running for office in Oklahoma with the NRA here: [URL]https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/oklahoma/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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