The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a change to a criminal justice reform question on the November ballot, reports The Tulsa World. The controversy has to do with the explanation of a law change voters will see on the ballot in November.
Despite complaints from law enforcement, the court is sticking with its current explanation of a state question involving drug laws. State Question 780 would make drug possession where no dealing is involved a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
The ballot measure would reduce the number of inmates in the state’s overcrowded prisons, according to supporters. The state question would also make certain property crimes misdemeanors. The state question appeared on the battle after a group known as Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform Inc. gathered more than 200,000 signatures to put the measure to voters.