The State Question dealing with the legalization of medical marijuana took a step closer to the ballot with the Attorney General submitting the ballot title for review. It was earlier this week when the Secretary of State’s office completed the signature count on the initiative petition.
“I commend the attorneys in my office for their diligent work to complete this ballot title in an efficient manner. While my office has done its part by preparing the ballot title well before the September 1 deadline, there are still steps remaining in order for the question to be placed on a ballot,” Attorney General Pruitt said.
However, time is running short for State Question 788 to make this November’s ballot.
“We are dealing with processes established in both federal and state election law for initiatives proposed by the people that require specific procedures to be followed. Even with expedited efforts of both the Secretary of State’s office to count the signatures and my office to write the ballot title, the state is running up against deadlines imposed by this process. It’s important for the people of Oklahoma to know, regardless of the substance of the state question, the signatures were not submitted with enough time to allow this process to be played out completely.”
Once the ballot title is published, opponents have ten days to object and challenge.
