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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA OCPA IMPACT, INC., AND DAVID BOND, PETITIONERS, v. SHAWN SHEEHAN, LINDA REID, AND MELVIN MORAN, RESPONDENTS.  No. ____________ APPLICAT ION TO ASSUME ORIGINAL JURISDICTION AND COMBINED PETITION TO REVIEW THE GIST AND BALLOT TITLE OF INITIAT IVE PETITION 403 June 23, 2016 ROBERT G. MCCAMPBELL, OBA !03"0 TRAVIS V. JETT, OBA 30#0! -Of the Firm- FELLERS SNIDER, P. C. 100 North Broadway Av enue Suite 1700 O!ahoma "ity, O!ahoma 73102 #$% &'0() 232-0621 FA* &'0() 232-+6(+ ."am/e!!Fe!!erSnider.om #JettFe!!erSnider.om AT TORNE$S FOR PETITIONERS, OCPA IMPACT, INC. AND DAVID BOND

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

OCPA IMPACT, INC.,AND DAVID BOND,

PETITIONERS,

v.

SHAWN SHEEHAN, LINDA REID,

AND MELVIN MORAN,

RESPONDENTS.

  No. ____________ 

APPLICATION TO ASSUME ORIGINAL JURISDICTION AND

COMBINED PETITION TO REVIEW THE GIST AND BALLOT TITLE

OF INITIATIVE PETITION 403

June 23, 2016

ROBERT G. MCCAMPBELL, OBA !03"0TRAVIS V. JETT, OBA 30#0!

-Of the Firm-

FELLERS SNIDER, P.C.

100 North Broadway AvenueSuite 1700O!ahoma "ity, O!ahoma 73102#$% &'0() 232-0621FA* &'0() 232-+6(+."am/e!!Fe!!erSnider.om

#JettFe!!erSnider.om

ATTORNE$S FOR PETITIONERS,

OCPA IMPACT, INC. AND DAVID BOND

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4etitioner O"4A 5m/a.t, 5n. and avid Bond &.o!!e.tive!y O"4A 5m/a.t8 or 

4etitioner8) re9uet that the "ourt aume ori:ina! ;uridi.tion to review the :it and a!!ot tit!e

of 5nitiative 4etition No '03, State <uetion 77+ &the 4etition8) 3' OS = 3>  In re Initiative

 Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @ 2, 43d > O!aSu/"t 11+'> 3' OS = &5)> id. =

10&A)> O!aSu/"t 1160 A i hown in the rief u//ortin: thi a//!i.ation, oth the :it

and the a!!ot tit!e of 5nitiative 4etition No '03 are f!awed due to the fa.t that they fai! to eC/!ain

the effe.t of the /ro/oition Dhi!e the a!!ot tit!e may e .orre.ted y the "ourt, 3' OS =

10&A), Ethe :it i not u;e.t to amendment y thi "ourt, and the on!y remedy i to trie

the /etition from the a!!ot8  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @ 7 4etitioner

re/e.tfu!!y re9uet that the 4etition e tri.en from the a!!ot

PARTIES

1 O"4A 5m/a.t, 5n. i a (01&.)&') .or/oration in.or/orated with the Se.retary of 

State of the State of O!ahoma and havin: it head9uarter at 1'00 North %in.o!n, O!ahoma

"ity, O!ahoma "ounty, State of O!ahoma #he miion of O"4A 5m/a.t, 5n. i to em/ower 

O!ahoma taC/ayer and fami!ie to a//!y a//ro/riate /reure on their tate !awmaer to

remove our tateG remainin: arrier to ;o :rowth, uine :rowth and individua! o//ortunity

2 4etitioner avid Bond i a .itiHen of O!ahoma, !ive in "anadian "ounty,

O!ahoma, ha !ived in O!ahoma for 20 year and wi!! .ontinue to !ive in "anadian "ounty Ie

i a re:itered voter in "anadian "ounty Ie wi!! have to /ay the a!e taC /rovided for in

5nitiative 4etition No '03

3 e/ondent Shawn Sheehan i:ned the 5nitiative 4etition a a 4ro/onent

' e/ondent %inda eid i:ned the 5nitiative 4etition a a 4ro/onent

( e/ondent e!vin oran i:ned the 5nitiative 4etition a a 4ro/onent

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THE COURT%S JURISDICTION

A. I&'(')('v* P*('('o& P+o*-+*.

6 5n re.ent year, the /ro.edure for .ontetin: the :it, a!!ot tit!e, and

.ontitutiona!ity of an initiative /etition ha een amended mu!ti/!e time 201( O!a Se

%aw "h 1+3, == '7 &amendin: 3' OS == 11)> 2011 O!a Se %aw "h 117, = 1

&amendin: 3' OS = +)> 200+ O!a Se %aw "h 31, = 13 &amendin: 3' OS == 10)

#he .urrent /ro.edure et forth in tatute i a fo!!owK

7 #o initiate the initiative /etition /ro.e, the /ro/onent mut fi!e a /etition and a

heet for .o!!e.tin: i:nature 3' OS = &A) &2016 Su//)> id. = 3 A im/!e tatement of the

:it of the /ro/oition ha!! e /rinted on the to/ mar:in of ea.h i:nature heet8  Id.  = 3

E#he :it mut eC/!ain the /ro/oa!L effe.t8  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @

3 #he /etition and i:nature heet to:ether mae a /am/h!et 8  In re Initiative Petition

 No. 397 , 201' O? 23, @ 6', 326 43d '+6> 3' OS = 3

#he /ro/onent of an initiative /etition mut fi!e a e/arate, /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e

when initia!!y fi!in: their /etition with the Se.retary of State 3' OS = &A) A .o/y mut a!o

 e fi!ed with the Attorney Menera!  Id. = +&A)

+ #he Se.retary of State then /u!ihe noti.e that any .itiHen or .itiHen of the

tate may fi!e a /rotet a to the .ontitutiona!ity of the /etition 8  Id.  = &B) #hee

.ontitutiona! /rotet mut e fi!ed within ten &10) uine day after /u!i.ation8  Id.

10 5f no .ontitutiona! .ha!!en:e i fi!ed or if a .ontitutiona! .ha!!en:e i fi!ed and

the "ourt re;e.t the .ha!!en:e, the Se.retary of State et a +0-day /eriod for /ro/onent to

.ir.u!ate the /etition to .o!!e.t i:nature  Id. = &$)

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11 Dhen the /ro/onent fi!e i:ned .o/ie of the /etition and i:nature /a:e after 

.ir.u!ation, the Se.retary of State ha!! fi!e a .o/y of the /ro/onentL /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e with

the Attorney Menera! for review a to !e:a! .orre.tne  Id. = +&)&1)> id. = &I)

12 Dithin five &() uine day after the re.ei/t of the a!!ot tit!e, the Attorney

Menera! ha!!, in writin:, notify the Se.retary of State whether or not the /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e

.om/!ie with a//!i.a!e !aw8  Id. = +&)&1)

13 EDithin ten &10) uine day of determinin: that the /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e i

defe.tive,8 the Attorney Menera! ha!! /re/are and fi!e a a!!ot tit!e whi.h .om/!ie with the

!aw 8  Id.

1' After thi "ourt mae a determination of the numeri.a! uffi.ien.y of the

i:nature and u/on order of the Su/reme "ourt, the Se.retary of State ha!! /u!ih the teCt of 

the a!!ot tit!e a reviewed and a//roved or, if a//!i.a!e, a rewritten y the Attorney Menera!

 /uruant to the /roviion of ue.tion of Se.tion + of thi tit!e 8  Id. = &5)

1( Any /eron who i diatified with the wordin: of a a!!ot tit!e may, within ten

&10) uine day after the ame i /u!ihed y the Se.retary of State a /rovided for in

ue.tion 5 of Se.tion of thi tit!e, a//ea! to the Su/reme "ourt y /etition in whi.h ha!! e

offered a utitute a!!ot tit!e for the one from whi.h the a//ea! i taen8  Id. = 10&A)> also id. =

&5) E#he tatuteE remainE i!ent with re:ard to when a .ha!!en:e to the :it of the /etition

mut e made8  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, n10

16 /on the hearin: of u.h a//ea!, the .ourt may .orre.t or amend the a!!ot tit!e

 efore the .ourt, or a..e/t the utitute u::eted, or may draft a new one whi.h wi!! .onform

to the /roviion of Se.tion + of thi tit!e8  Id. = 10&A) #he :it i not u;e.t to amendment

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 y thi "ourt, and a a reu!t, the on!y remedy i to trie the /etition from the a!!ot8  In re

 Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @ 7

B. J+'/-'('o&) F)(/.

17 #he 4etition wa fi!ed with the O!ahoma Se.retary of State on O.toer 21, 201(

&5nitiative 4etition '03 &O.t 21, 201(), A// at #a A) #he 4ro/onent a!o fi!ed a e/arate

 a!!ot tit!e and a e/arate i:nature heet &Ba!!ot #it!e of 54 '03 &O.t 21, 201(), A// at #a B>

Si:nature Sheet of 54 '03 &O.t 21, 201(), A// at #a ") 3' OS = &A) &ESu.h .itiHen or 

.itiHen ha!! at the ame time fi!e a e/arate a!!ot tit!e8) #he i:nature heet i not /art of 

the /etition  Id  = 3 &$a.h initiative /etition and ea.h referendum /etition ha!! e du/!i.ated

for the e.urin: of i:nature, and ea.h heet for i:nature ha!! e atta.hed to a .o/y of the

 /etition $a.h .o/y of the /etition and heet for i:nature i hereinafter termed a /am/h!et8)>

 In re Initiative Petition No. 397 , 201' O? 23, @ 6', 326 43d at (1 &#hree odie of teCt mut

 e identifiedK &1) the /etition, &2) the :it of the /etition whi.h a//ear on a i:nature /a:e, and

&3) the a!!ot tit!e, whi.h may, or may not e /art of the /etition for .ertain /ur/oe &a we ho!d

today)8)

1 On Feruary 16, 2016, the /ro/onent of the 4etition e:an .ir.u!atin: the

4etition to .o!!e.t i:nature &%tr from Se. of State to 4ro/onent re:ardin: "ir.u!ation 4eriod

&Fe 2, 2016), A// at #a $) #he i:nature heet i:ned y re:itered voter in.!uded Ea

im/!e tatement of the :it of the /ro/oition /rinted on the to/ mar:in 8 3' OS = 3

&Si:nature Sheet, A// at #a " ) #he :it !o.ated on the i:nature heet i near!y identi.a!

to the a!!ot tit!e umitted y /ro/onent &Compare Ba!!ot #it!e, A// at #a B, with Si:nature

Sheet, A// at #a " ) A red!ine .om/arin: the a!!ot tit!e and :it i in.!uded in the

A//endiC at #a F #he /ro/onent fi!ed i:nature with the Se.retary of State on A/ri! 21,

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2016 &%tr from Se. of State to 4ro/onent reK e.ei/t of 4am/h!et &A/r 21, 2016), A// at

#a M)

1+ On A/ri! 22, 2016, the Se.retary of State fi!ed and umitted a .o/y of the

 /ro/onentG /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e to the Attorney Menera! for review a to !e:a! .orre.tne &%tr

from Se. of State to AttGy Men reK Ba!!ot #it!e &A/ri! 22, 2016), A// at #a I) On A/ri! 2+,

the Attorney Menera! found that the /ro/onentG /ro/oed a!!ot tit!e did not .om/!y with the

!aw &%tr from AttGy Men to Se. of State reK Ba!!ot #it!e &A/ri! 2+, 2016), A// at #a 5)

A..ordin:!y, the Attorney Menera! umitted an a!ternate a!!ot tit!e & Id.)

20 On ay 31, thi "ourt made the determination of the numeri.a! uffi.ien.y of 

i:nature for 5nitiative 4etition '03  In re Initiative Petition No. 403, 2016 O? (+, @ 2, 43d

  #he Se.retary of State /u!ihed noti.e of the teCt of the a!!ot tit!e and the numeri.a!

uffi.ien.y of the initiative /etition on June +, 2016 &Noti.e reK State <uetion Numer 77+,

5nitiative 4etition Numer '03 &June +, 2016), A// at #a J) 4uruant to tate !aw, the noti.e

 /rovided that any .itiHen may fi!e an o;e.tion to the a!!ot tit!e within ten &10) uine day of 

the date of thi /u!i.ation8 & Id.)

21 #he dead!ine for fi!in: a /rotet i June 23, 2016 #here i no tatutory dead!ine

for .ha!!en:in: the :it  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, n10

22 #he 4etitioner are .itiHen of thi State 9ua!ified to /rotet thi 4etition

23 #hi "ourtG ;uridi.tion to review a .ha!!en:e to the 5nitiative 4etition i et forth

in 3' OS == 3, 10 4uruant to u!e 11+' of thi "ourt, a .ha!!en:e to an initiative /etition

ha!! e treated a an ori:ina! a.tion in thi "ourt

PETITION TO REVIEW GIST

2' #he :it, whi.h a//ear at the to/ of ea.h i:nature heet, i !e:a!!y defi.ient

E#he :it mut eC/!ain the /ro/oa!L effe.t8  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @

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3 5t hou!d Ea!o e uffi.ient that the i:natorie are at !eat /ut on noti.e of the .han:e

 ein: made 8  Id.

2( A .ha!!en:e to :it after a /etition i .ir.u!ated for i:nature hou!d e a!!owed

#he tatute re9uire on!y /rotet to the .ontitutiona!ity of the /etition to e !od:ed /re-

.ir.u!ation 3' OS = &B) #he :it re9uirement i not found in the "ontitution, and it i not

 /art of the /etition O!a "ont art P, = 1- At the time O"4A 5m/a.t .ha!!en:ed the

.ontitutiona!ity of 5nitiative 4etition '03, there wa no indi.ation y thi "ourt or the

%e:i!ature that a /re-.ir.u!ation .ha!!en:e wa even a!!owed, !et a!one re9uired Sue9uent!y,

a /re-.ir.u!ation .ha!!en:e to the :it wa a!!owed in  In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? 

(1, and the "ourt /e.ifi.a!!y !eft o/en the 9uetion re:ardin: /ot-.ir.u!ation .ha!!en:e  Id. at

n10 A /etition may e tri.en from the a!!ot after ein: .ir.u!ated for i:nature due to an

inuffi.ient :it  In re Initiative Petition No. 384, 2007 O? ', @@ 1, 13, 16' 43d at 126, 130

26 #he :it of 5nitiative 4etition '03 i defi.ient for evera! reaon  First , Ethe

 i::et /ro!em i the :itL de.ri/tion of the Board of $9ua!iHationL /owerK 5nitiative 4etition

 No '03 Qre9uire that monie from the fund not u//!ant or re/!a.e other edu.ation fundin:G8

 In re Initiative Petition No. 403, 2016 O? 1, @ 22, 367 43d '72, '6 &#ay!or, J, dientin:) A

a reu!t, the :it fai! to eC/!ain the effe.t of the /ro/oition

27 Second , the Attorney Menera! identified /ro!em with the :it in hi ana!yi of 

the a!!ot tit!e Both the a!!ot tit!e and the :it mut eC/!ain the effe.t of the /ro/oition 3'

OS = +&B)&2)> In re Initiative Petition No. 409, 2016 O? (1, @ 3 A di.ued aove, the :it

and the a!!ot tit!e /ro/oed y the /ro/onent of the 4etition are near!y identi.a! &A// at #a

F) #he Attorney Menera! found three ditin.t /ro!em with the a!!ot tit!e whi.h a!o /!a:ue

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the :it &ed!ine .om/arin: 4ro/onentG 4ro/oed Ba!!ot #it!e with AttGy MenG 4re!iminary

Ba!!ot #it!e, A// at #a ?) #he Attorney Menera! determined that the /ro/oed !an:ua:eK

a EFai! to eC/!ain that the one .ent a!e and ue taC .ontem/!ated y the meaure

wi!! e in addition to the tate a!e and ue taC a!ready !evied y the O!ahomaSa!e and e #aC "ode>8

  ESu::et that a!!o.ated fund wi!!, in /art, e ued to im/rove .o!!e:eaffordai!ity, when the meaure indi.ate that the fund may e ued for .o!!e:eaffordai!ity or for otherwie im/rovin: hi:her edu.ation #hat i, fund may ea!!o.ated in who!e, in /art, or not at a!! for .o!!e:e affordai!ity>8 and

. E5na..urate!y tate that it /rohiit .hoo! ditri.tL ue of fund for in.reain:adminitrative a!arie, when the meaure i more !imited in that it on!y /rohiitan in.reae in u/erintendentL a!arie and the addition of u/erintendent /oition8

&%tr from AttGy Men to Se. of State reK Ba!!ot #it!e &A/ri! 2+, 2016), A// at #a 5)

2  Fourth, the :it indi.ate that the a!e and ue taC wi!! e in.reaed y one

.ent,8 ut the teCt indi.ate that there wi!! e a one /er.ent8 taC in.reae &See O"4A 5m/a.tG

Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 5 55, 5tem 2)

2+  Fith, the :it fai! to eC/!ain the effe.t of the /ro/oition y omittin: how the taC

in.reae wi!! e a//ortioned etween .ommon edu.ation, hi:her edu.ation, .areer and

te.hno!o:y edu.ation, and the State e/artment of $du.ation &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in

Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 5 55, 5tem 3)

30 Si!th, the :itG referen.e to im/rovin:8 /u!i. edu.ation i advo.a.y in.e it i

deata!e whether the '0R of fund /ent on thin: other than tea.her /ay wi!! a.tua!!y im/rove

 /u!i. edu.ation &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 5 55, 5tem ')

31 Seventh, the :it i mi!eadin: e.aue it fai! to eC/!ain that the audit

re9uirement and a!ary retri.tion for revenue :enerated y the a!e taC on!y a//!y to .ommon

edu.ation and not hi:her edu.ation, .areer and te.hno!o:y edu.ation, and the State e/artment

of $du.ation &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 5 55, 5tem ()

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32 For thee reaon, O"4A 5m/a.t re/e.tfu!!y re9uet that 5nitiative 4etition '03

 e tri.en from the a!!ot due to the !e:a! inuffi.ien.y of the :it

PETITION TO REVIEW BALLOT TITLE

33 #he a!!ot tit!e i !e:a!!y inuffi.ient in evera! way due to it fai!ure to eC/!ain

the effe.t of the /ro/oition and it iaed !an:ua:e 3' OS = +&B)

3'  First , the a!!ot tit!e i i!ent on the Board of $9ua!iHationG new /ower to

 /re.!ude all   !e:i!ative a//ro/riation if it determine that edu.ation fundin: ha een

u//!anted &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 55, 5tem 1)

3( Second , the a!!ot tit!e umitted y the /ro/onent i in.onitent with 4etition

'03 umitted y the /ro/onent #he /ro/onentG a!!ot tit!e .!aim 4etition '03 wi!! im/oe a

one .ent8 a!e and ue taC in.reae, ut the teCt of 4ro/oition '03 a.tua!!y im/oe a one

 /er.ent8 taC in.reae &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 55, 5tem 2)

36 "hird , the a!!ot tit!e fai! to eC/!ain how the taC revenue wi!! e a//ortioned

amon: variou a:en.ie &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at 4ro/oition 55, 5tem 3)

37  Fourth, the a!!ot tit!e ref!e.t /artia!ity to the eCtent it indi.ate that a!! of the

revenue :enerated wi!! im/rove8 /u!i. edu.ation &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort, at

4ro/oition 55, 5tem ')

3  Fith, the a!!ot tit!e i mi!eadin: e.aue it fai! to eC/!ain that the audit and

a!ary retri.tion wi!! a//!y on!y to .ommon edu.ation and not .areer and te.hno!o:y edu.ation,

hi:her edu.ation, and the State e/artment of $du.ation &See O"4A 5m/a.tG Brief in Su//ort,

at 4ro/oition 55, 5tem ()

3+ 4uruant to 3' OS = 10&A), the 4etitioner, O"4A 5m/a.t and ave Bond,

umit a utitute a!!ot tit!e that .om/!ie with 3' OS = +&B) A .o/y of the /ro/oed a!!ot

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tit!e i atta.hed to thi /etition for review a i re9uired y O!aSu/"t 1161&e) and i

referred to a O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e8

'0 #he "ourt hou!d ado/t O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e e.aue it .orre.t the

defi.ien.ie in the .urrent a!!ot tit!e For eCam/!e, O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e /e.ifi.a!!y

 /!a.e voter on noti.e of the new /ower 4etition '03 wou!d :rant the Board of $9ua!iHation

Board in the edu.ation a//ro/riation /ro.e O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e a!o ref!e.t the a.tua!

teCt of the /etition y de.riin: the taC a a one /er.ent8 taC in.reae, .onitent with the

a.tua! !an:ua:e of 4etition '03 O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e a.tua!!y eC/!ain the effe.t of the

 /etition y addin: im/ortant detai! a to how mu.h money the variou edu.ation a:en.ie wi!!

re.eive from the !e:i!ation and i eC/!i.it that the a!ary and audit retri.tion on!y a//!y to

.ommon edu.ation Fina!!y, O"4A 5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e e!iminate the /artia!ity y eC/!ainin:

the effe.t of 4ro/oition '03 a in.reain: fundin: for edu.ation8 &a fa.tua!!y a..urate

tatement) intead of im/rovin: edu.ation8 &whi.h ref!e.t the /ro/onentG advo.a.y of what

they ho/e the effe.t wi!! e) #hee .han:e .om/!y with 3' OS = +&B)

'1 #he 4etitioner herein /e.ifi.a!!y re9uet that the "ourt hou!d utitute O"4A

5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e to enure voter have the o//ortunity to mae an informed .hoi.e on

5nitiative 4etition '03

CONCLUSION

#hi "ourt hou!d &1) aume ori:ina! ;uridi.tion of thi matter and &2) for the reaon

et forth in the Brief in Su//ort, thi "ourt hou!d trie 5nitiative 4etition '03 from the a!!ot

 e.aue it wa .ir.u!ated with a !e:a!!y inuffi.ient :it or, in the a!ternative, dire.t that O"4A

5m/a.tG a!!ot tit!e e ado/ted

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PURSUANT TO 34 OKLA. STAT. § 10(A) AND OKLA.SUP.CT.RULE

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