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Estela Hernandez, Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs vice president of engagement, discusses the seven
state questions on the November ballot at the Garfield County Republicans meeting Wednesday. (Photo by
Emily Summars / Enid News & Eagle)
OCPA talks state questions

at GFC Republican meeting
By Emily Summars
Staff Writer
A representative with Oklahoma Council

of Public Affairs spoke about the seven
state questions to be on Novembers ballot
Wednesday.
Estela Hernandez, OCPA vice president of engagement, spoke to the Garfield
County Republicans, dividing the seven
state questions into six categories.
Weve stayed on top of the state questions, but theres been several that have
been brought up, she said. OCPA thinks
power is at the state level and it is meant to
be from the bottom up.
Hernandez said OCPA has taken a stance
on two of the state questions.
For me, this is not about telling
you to vote yes or no, Hernandez said.
This is about hearing both sides. Do the
research and know why youre going to
vote a certain way. With many of these
state questions, the Legislature couldnt
decide and felt it best to bring it to the
people.
Death penalty: State Question 776

Hernandez said the situation began several years ago with the execution of Clayton
Lockett. Locketts execution is described
as botched and made national news when
he died 43 minutes after the first execution
drug was administered.
Those opposed to the death penalty said
his execution was why Oklahoma needed to
get rid of it, Hernandez said. The question
if passed would reaffirm the death penalty
in Oklahoma.
The question would clarify the Legislature could determine an alternate execution method if a method of execution is
found invalid.
Agriculture: State Question 777

Commonly known as right to farm, the
question would give control to farmers and
ranchers, Hernandez said.
The measure would add a new section
to Article 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution,
declaring Oklahoma residents have the right
to engage in farming and ranching practices.
Some individuals feel government got
too big, she said. This ties the hands of
the Legislature to impose any more restrictions. If a change is made to agriculture
restrictions, legislators have to prove the
change is in the best interest of the state,
they have to prove a compelling state interest to change the rules or laws.
Hernandez said many farmers and ranchers feel any more government restrictions
will hinder their ability to operate.
Many people I have heard from think
this will end up in court whether it passes
or not, she said. From what Im gathering from farmers, they want to be able to
continue what theyre doing without any
government interference. Are you giving
more power to the Legislature or the farmers?
Hernandez said if the question passes,
if a farmer develops new technology to
use in his or her practices, the state would
have to prove a compelling state interest
before being allowed to restrict the use of
such technology. The operation would not
include puppy mills, she said.
Education: State Question 779

A constitutional amendment, the question would increase Oklahomas sales tax
by 1 percent for education.
Hernandez said OCPA Impact is opposed
to the question and challenged it in court.
We advocated to have a teacher pay
raise; however, we dont feel it needs to be
done on the backs of Oklahomans. This will
be a negative on a city like Enid (because it
uses sales tax to fund core services).
Revenue from the tax would be placed
in a new fund to be distributed to public
school districts according to the state aid
formula; universities and colleges; early
childhood education; and Department of
Career and Technology Education. It also
would mandate increasing teacher pay by
$5,000.
Many are for this saying we need to

give education the money it deserves, and
we agree, we just dont think Oklahomans
should carry this on their backs,
Hernandez said. Many teachers qualify
for welfare and we are asking them to pay
for something that may hurt them. Its not
a penny we find in our couch cushion or
car. Its a 1 percent increase on what we
pay.
Hernandez said the question will impact
every Oklahoman, and she encouraged
those in attendance Wednesday to research
the question.
Yes, teachers need a pay raise but this is
not the way, she said. We need education
reform. We need accountability and to see
where that money is going.
Criminal justice: State Question 780

and 781
Oklahoma is No. 1 in the nation for
female incarceration rates and No. 2 for
overall incarceration rates.
Weve been tough on crime but not
smart on crime, Hernandez said.
State Question 780 would reclassify
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certain low-level offenses drug possession and property crimes under $1,000
as misdemeanors instead of felonies.
Possession with intent to distribute, distribution, manufacturing and trafficking
of drugs under the proposed ballot title
would remain felonies, according to the
proposal.
State Question 781 would create a fund
allowing savings from SQ 780 be provided
to local governments to invest in rehabilitative programming.
Hernandez said those opposing the question say it provides a free pass for offenders, and that rehab programs do not work
on everyone. She said opposition also notes
there is nothing protecting the funding
setup by SQ 781 from being used for other
purposes.
This is one of the two areas that takes
up a majority of the state budget corrections and education, she said.
Religion: State Question 790

The measure would remove a section from the Oklahoma Constitution
to allow a Ten Commandments monument be erected back on Capitol grounds,
Hernandez said.
The question would remove no public
money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated or used, directly or
indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of
any sect, church, denomination ...
Taking that away will bring the Ten
Commandments back, but think about it 10,
20, 30 years down the line, she said. We
have state money that goes to Oklahoma
Baptist University, toward religious-based
hospitals. If you vote no, it closes the door
to other religions. If you vote in favor, it
overturns the Oklahoma Supreme Court
decision.
Alcohol: State Question 792

The question would allow grocery stores
to sell beer and wine, and liquor stores
would be allowed to sell products other than
alcoholic beverages and remain open until
midnight.
This would also say someone can only
own and operate two liquor stores, but such
a restriction is not put on grocery stores,
Hernandez said.
Those in favor said it would allow full
strength beer and wine to be sold seven days
a week in grocery and convenience stores
while allowing refrigerated items in liquor
stores. The opposition says the question is
unconstitutional because there will be different laws for grocery and liquor stores,
Hernandez said.
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Guymon Public Library and Arts Center is

celebrating library card
sign up month for September. Be sure to stop
by!
Cimarron Country
Music Theater
Sep. 24
Cimarron
Country
Music Theater in Boise
City, OK. Show starts
at 8:00 pm - doors open
7:00 pm.
The Music Theater
is on 106 North Main.
Tickets are $10 for 14 &
up - $5 for 13 thru 4 - 3
& under free
For more info call
Sandy Hawkins 806 674
5147
Farm bureau
members meeting
set for Sep. 27
Texas County Farm

Bureau Members annual meeting is Tuesday
Sept. 27th at 6:00p.m. at
Hunnys. Free meal and
lots of door prizes. We
will also discuss SQ777,
membership
benefits
and other important topics at this meeting. If
you are not member and
would like to become one
before our annual meeting please call 580-3388584 and we can get you
a yearly membership.
Guymon Farmers Market held

through September
Its Saturday mornings in July, August and

September, in front of
the Texas County Courthouse at 4th and Main
in Guymon. Opening at
8, itll last until everyone
sells out. Come and get
your garden fresh veggies, herbs, and more!
Federal trust
forum scheduled
for Oct. 1
A
public
forum
dubbed Facts About
Loss of State Land to
Federal Trust is set for
Saturday, Oct. 1 from
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Methodist
Family
Enrichment
Center,
6th and
in Guymon,
Okla.D.W.
Butch
Cranford,
Citizens
Equal Rights Alliance
national vice chairman,
is presenting the public
forum. A Q&A will follow
the presentation.
Guymon Elks
Lodge Team Roping on Oct. 1
The 20th Annual

Guymon Elks Lodge
Benefit Team Roping is
Sep. 17 beginning at 10
a.m. The event will be
at the Henry C. Hitch
Pioneer Arena. For more
information, call (580)
338-5591 or (580) 6512248.
Church of Nazarene to host Fall

Revival
2016 Fall Rivial Fire

School Service schedule: October 3-6 Monday - Thursday 6:30
p.m. (infant nursery
provided).
Guymon Church of
the Nazarene-2214 N.
Sunset Lane
Prestage Farms
5K color run Oct.
8
Prestage Farms is
hosting its 5th annual
5K color run Saturday,
Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. Proceeds
will go to help local students with school supplies and Snak Pak for
Kids.
The starting line is at
Texhoma High School
Dome.
Registration
starts at 7:15 a.m. The
one mile starts at 8 a.m.
and the 5K stars is at
8:03 a.m. The 5K costs
$25 and the one mile is
$15. There will be shirts
for the first 75 entries.
The packet pick up is
Oct. 7 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. at Prestage Farms
or the day of the race.
Harvest Fest set

for Oct. 8
Harvest
Fest:
Cultivating Community
is set for Oct. 8 in the
afternoon. Activites will
begin at 1 p.m. and will
end at 8 p.m. Harvest
Fest
activities
and
entertainment consists
of storytelling, pumpkin
drawing, a food competition, contests and more.
Harvest Fest is located at 5th and Main in
Guymon.
PBA
presents
Womens
Fall
Event for Oct. 8
The
Panhandle
Baptist
Association
proudly presents its
Womens Fall Event
Stand Firm to be
held at Grace Southern
Baptist Church on Oct.
8. The guest speaker
is Melinda McGlasson,
pastors wife, cancer survivor, and recording artist. The day will include
music, breakout sessions, crafts, and lunch.
All women are invited
to attend. Please call
338-6259 for registration
information.
$35 to register on Race

day, includes t-shirt and
breakfast p/u a registration form at any Anchor
D Bank Location, at the
College Corner, or call
Rev. Mike Enright at
580 423-7231 and leave
a message for more info.
Working Together
as One Oct. 13
Iron Thunder
Motorcycle Club
meetings
Northwest Domestic
Crisis Services, Inc.
would like to say thank
you to local first responders, who work day and
night to protect communities, ensuring safety to
all. Join in as each person who works tirelessly
are recongized for their
hard work.
The event is Oct. 13
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. at Thompson Park/
Sunset Lake - the west
side (by the stage). The
alternate location in case
of inclement weather will
be at the metal building atop the hill at the
Henry C. Hitch Arena.
2016 Northwest
District Fall Trap
Shoot set for Oct.
15
The 2016 Northwest District Fall Trap

Shoot is scheduled for
Oct. 15
The trap shoot is located six miles north

of Enid on Highway 81
at the Grand National
Gun Club (formerly Enid
Elks Gun Range).
Pre-registration is required by Oct. 10 to the
Northwest District OfFH
Registration begins at
8 a.m., and trap competition starts at 8:30 a.m.
The awards presentation is at 2:30 p.m. Team
awards will be given to
each shooter who places
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for the junior and senior teams. Individual
awards will be given to
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group.
2nd Annual Fall

Classic 5K Run set
for Nov. 5
The
2nd
Annual
Fall Classic 5K Run
is Saturday, Nov. 5.
Registration is at 7 a.m.,
it starts at 8 a.m. and
awards are given at 9
a.m.
The
run
is
at
Methodist
Student
Center at O.P.S.U., 428
Eagle Blvd in Goodwell,
OK 73939. The cost
is $25 early registration thru Oct. 10 and
$30 until Nov 1, then
Iron
Thunder
Motorcycle Club meets
the 3rd Thursday of
every month at the
Mainstreet
Guymon
office located at 116 NE
6th at 6pm. ITMC isnt
just about motorcycles
but more about charity.
If you are interested in
giving back to the community please join us at
one of our monthly meetings.
Diabetes support
group
A support group
for Type 1 and Type
2 diabetics meets the
third Monday of each
month from 6 7 pm
at the Main Street
Guymon office, 116 NE
5th Street. For more
information
contact
David McGaughy at
580.651.7004.
Health classes for

seniors at select
libraries
The
Oklahoma
Healthy Aging Initiative
(OHAI) will host a
monthly
educational
series for older adults
throughout the state
of Oklahoma. We will
be partnering with
Oklahoma libraries to
extend our outreach
statewide.
On the third Friday
of the month, OHAI will
provide an opportunity
to utilize videoconferencing capabilities to
hear valuable information from experts from
around the state on
various topics relating
to healthy aging. The
videoconference system provides a unique
opportunity for you
to participate in this
statewide
learning
opportunity.
The program will be
from 10a.m. 11a.m.,
Fridays
beginning
March 18, 2016 and
will continue through
December 16, 2016
at
Guymon
Public
Library
and
Arts
Center, Guymon, OK.
The class on the 18th
will be Medication
Safety. These classes
are offered at no cost
to participants and are
open to the public.
Instructors are pro-
vided by OHAI, a program of the Donald W.

Reynolds Department of
Geriatric Medicine at the
University of Oklahoma
and supported by the
Donald W. Reynolds
Foundation.
To receive additional
information or to register
call OHAIs Northwest
Center of Healthy Aging
at 580-977-4359.
TXCO Health
Department
announces
immunization
schedule
Monday - Walk-in
clinic beginning at 8:00
a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday
By
Appointment Only
Call 580-338-8544
for more information
or to schedule an
appointment.
Celebrate Victory
Whether
youre
recovering from narcotics abuse, alcohol
abuse, financial problems, physical abuse or
whatever, youre invited to attend! Celebrate
Victory is a faith-based
12 step program.
The group will begin
meeting at 6:30 p.m.,
Saturdays,
at
the
Victory Center Church
at 5th and Quinn in
Guymon, For more
information, call the
church at 338-5616.
Guymon Ceramic
Club to meet each
month
The Guymon Ceramic

Club meets at 7 p.m.
every second Monday
of each month. The
meetings are at the
Nazarene
Church
basement (westside)at
Sunset and 24th. We
welcome new people
bring your brushes,
paint and ceramic and
come paint with us. For
more information, contact LeAnn Nickeson at
580-539-1616.
OK Panhandle
Partners here to
help
If you are an OK
Panhandle
resident
for at least six months
and are in treatment
for CANCER, we are
here to help you. We
offer financial, emotional and spiritual
support during this difficult time in your life.
Please call Sue Wieditz
at 580-651-1702 for an
appointment to apply
for our services.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Retain our rights;
say not to SQ 777
Dr. Lesa Staubus
American Humane Association
Washington, D.C.
To the editor:
I am writing in response to the discussion of state bill 777.
I am a third-generation Oklahoman,
as is my husband. I hold degrees from
both of our main universities. I cant
mention that one down south, where
I received my bachelors degree, as
my husband bleeds orange. He and I
met while I was in veterinary school
at OSU. In the last decade, I served
on faculty at the vet school for eight
years, then served as the interim
department head of the veterinary
technology program at OSU OKC last
year. This summer I began working
for American Humane as a red star
rescue veterinarian responding to animals in disasters. I am not speaking
on behalf of American Humane, but
only as an individual citizen of the
state. I only mention my history to
make it clear that I am an Oklahoman, and care deeply about our state.
State question 777 will be put to a
vote of the people in November. This
bill has been given the name right to
farm. I feel this name is misleading as
we have the right to farm in this state
as its proven in our proud heritage.
This bill would change our state
constitution and allow large agro business the right to harm our state, by
creating an unfair environment that
would tie the hands of municipalities
and future Oklahomans from protecting themselves and their environment
from other peoples desire to profit.
I am no vegetarian, in fact I hold a
lifelong hunting and fishing license in

our state and greatly enjoy providing
fresh venison to my family. I butcher
my own meat and pride myself on getting it from the field to my family.
This bill is designed to create unfair
advantages for huge, mostly foreign,
farming interests that come in and
out compete our local farmers.
Over the last 25 years the number
of farmers in our state has radically
dropped, while the amount of our land
that has been purchased by outside
interests has gone up dramatically.
This bill will only serve to continue
that trend in a dangerous direction.
Local communities must maintain
the right to govern themselves. Allowing this change to our state con-
stitution will take away our ability to

protect ourselves and our environment
from the activities of others. Others
who often have no real ties to our
state other than financial. Practices
that threaten our water sources and
degrade adjacent property values are
a real danger to us.
How can we say at this moment
that we know every threat future
Oklahomans will face and that we
have the wisdom to block their ability
to govern themselves?
This legislation is not necessary to
ensure our proud farming heritage,
its actually very dangerous for our
state. Say no to question 777 and
retain our rights to protect our great
state.
Kiowa County Democrat
Kiowa County Farm Bureau holds

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September 15 at the Western Technology Center in Hobart for
their Annual Meeting.
Following the meal prepared by Greg Holt and the Womens
Committee, the President of the Kiowa County Board of Directors, Tom Null, presided during the business meeting. Null led
the flag salute and Ron Boelte gave the invocation.
Special Guests included: Representative David Perryman;
District 2 Director - Monte Tucker; District 2 Womens Leadership Committee Member Paula Sawatzsky; Agency Manager
Dawayne Smith; and Kiowa County Commissioners Tim
Binghom and Stan Funkhouser.
District 2 Director Monte Tucker spoke to the members and
guests about the upcoming election in November about State
Question 777. He explained what the State Question was all
about and he stressed that production agriculture needs this to
pass. He said it has nothing to do with water, puppy mills or
Saving the Animals, what it does do is give the farmer a right to
farm by using current procedures as well as any future procedures
needed to farm.
Members approved last years annual meeting minutes.
The entertainment was provided by Roy Rodriquez, who did
an outstanding job of keeping the crowd entertained. Five meat
giveaways were held throughout the night and one donated gift
given by David Perryman. Winners of the $25 drawing donated
by the Womens Committee were: Brad Lanig, Roosevelt; Johnny McElroy, Snyder; Ben Kliewer, Mountain View; and Linda
Gann, Snyder. The winner of the $100 drawing donated by the
Kiowa County Farm Bureau Board of Directors was Tuffy Mace
of the Mountain View/Gotebo area. Representative David Perryman graciously donated a cookbook for the raffle and the winner
was Betty Freeman of Hobart.
Kathy Hancock conducted the memorial service for 24 Farm
Bureau members who passed away in the last year.
The Board of Directors recognized Marilyn Scott for her 10
years of service and presented her with a clock and a bouquet of
flowers.
The Womens committee chose Joe and Cathy Lanig of
Roosevelt as the 2016 Farm Family of the Year. They will represent District 2 at the convention in November. They were presented a clock and a bouquet of flowers. The ladies also chose
Tuffy Mace as Farm Woman of 2016 and she was presented a
plaque and a bouquet of flowers as well. Johnny McElroy, Resolutions Chairman, presided as the membership considered eight
resolutions and added two more from the floor that will be sent
to the Farm Bureau organization for further consideration. They
are as followed:
1.Be it resolved that new State tax incentive programs should
have stated targets and criteria for measurement in terms of long
term job creation and revenue generation.
2.Be it resolved that we strongly endorse the work of the
Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Committee in determining
which State tax incentive programs actually work to generate significant new State revenue; therefore, we urge the Committee
to speed up its evaluations, publish its findings and issue calls to
action for the legislature to repeal or adjust incentive programs
already in place as necessary.
3.Be it resolved that Wind Energy Production companies
should incur production taxes similar to the Oil and Gas Industry in addition their Ad Valorem asset taxation.
4.Be it resolved that we encourage the legislature to effect
changes to the Oklahoma Tax Commissions current guidelines
for Ad Valorem taxation of Wind Energy assets. The Department
has reduced depreciation schedules from 25 to 12 years and altered the trending factor. Both actions have had major negative
impacts on valuations and have significant reduced valuations for
Counties and School Districts.
5.Be it resolved that we encourage the legislature to effect
changes to the Oklahoma Tax Commissions decision to revise its
new practices for Motor Vehicle collections the revision should
restore the level of funding previously reserved for and provided
to the State School Districts.
6.Be it resolved that the Vehicle operators requiring a CDL
that are involved in an at fault accident with injury while operating a commercial vehicle shall be required to retake and successfully complete the written and driving CDL exam within 1 year
of the accident in order to maintain their license. For a second at
fault accident, the CDL should be suspended for 6 months.
7.Be it resolved that Insurance companies that insure Oklahoma operators requiring a CDL shall be required to certify annually that they have reviewed and understand Oklahoma Law
concerning the operations of the vehicles.
8.Be it resolved that the state government extend the existing
gross production tax to include tax on rock, sand, gravel and all
other aggregate materials extracted from within the State. Furthermore, that the revenues generated from such tax shall be divided in the following manner:
a. to ALL public schools in the counties of severance,
b. to the County road & bridge fund for the counties of
severance,
c. to the ambulance services & the fire departments in the
county of severance,
d. to build water storage and water utilization infrastructure within the county.
Regardless of product, the minimum tax rate for said surface
mining shall be $0.50 per ton of production as measured by sales
or trade.
9.Be it resolved that we support AACO (Association of
County Commissioner of Oklahoma) proposal to provide services to county district schools.
10.Be it resolved that Oklahoma Farm Bureau hereby goes
on record as supporting the transfer of horseshows, livestock
shows and other agricultural conventions, consumer and commercial activities out of Oklahoma City if the Oklahoma City
elected officials go on record or has gone on record as being
against State Question 777.
Board members re-elected were: Johnny McElroy, Snyder;
Zac Harris, Hobart; Joe Hancock, Mountain View; and Virgil
Payne, Mountain View.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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By EMILY SUMMARS
Enid News & Eagle
ENID A representative with Oklahoma

Council of Public Affairs spoke about the
seven state questions to be on Novembers
ballot Wednesday.
Estela Hernandez, OCPA vice president of
engagement, spoke to the Garfield County
Republicans, dividing the seven state questions into six categories. OCPA is a conservative think tank that focuses on state and local
level government control.
Weve stayed on top of the state questions, but theres been several that have been
brought up, she said. OCPA thinks power is
at the state level and it is meant to be from the
bottom up.
Hernandez said OCPA has taken a stance
on two of the state questions.
For me, this is not about telling you to
vote yes or no, Hernandez said. This is
about hearing both sides. Do the research and
know why youre going to vote a certain way.
With many of these state questions, the
Legislature couldnt decide and felt it best to
bring it to the people.
Death penalty: State Question 776
Hernandez said the situation began several
years ago with the execution of Clayton
Lockett. Locketts execution is described as
botched and made national news when he
died 43 minutes after the first execution drug
was administered.
Those opposed to the death penalty said
his execution was why Oklahoma needed to
get rid of it, Hernandez said. The question
if passed would reaffirm the death penalty in
Oklahoma.
The question would clarify the Legislature
could determine an alternate execution
method if a method of execution is found
invalid.
Agriculture: State Question 777
Commonly known as right to farm, the
question would give control to farmers and
ranchers, Hernandez said.
The measure would add a new section to
Article 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution,
declaring Oklahoma residents have the right
to engage in farming and ranching practices.
Some individuals feel government got
too big, she said. This ties the hands of the
Legislature to impose any more restrictions. If
a change is made to agriculture restrictions,
legislators have to prove the change is in the
best interest of the state, they have to prove a
compelling state interest to change the rules
or laws.
Hernandez said many farmers and ranchers feel any more government restrictions will
hinder their ability to operate.
Many people I have heard from think this
will end up in court whether it passes or not,
she said. From what Im gathering from
farmers, they want to be able to continue what
theyre doing without any government interference. Are you giving more power to the
Legislature or the farmers?
Hernandez said if the question passes, if a
farmer develops new technology to use in his
or her practices, the state would have to prove
a compelling state interest before being
allowed to restrict the use of such technology.
The operation would not include puppy mills,
she said.
Education: State Question 779
A constitutional amendment, the question
would increase Oklahomas sales tax by 1
percent for education.
Hernandez said OCPA Impact is opposed
to the question and challenged it in court.
We advocated to have a teacher pay raise;
however, we dont feel it needs to be done on
the backs of Oklahomans. This will be a negative on a city like Enid (because it uses sales
tax to fund core services).
Revenue from the tax would be placed in a
new fund to be distributed to public school
districts according to the state aid formula;
universities and colleges; early childhood
education; and Department of Career and
Technology Education. It also would mandate
increasing teacher pay by $5,000.
Many are for this saying we need to give
education the money it deserves, and we
agree, we just dont think Oklahomans should
carry this on their backs, Hernandez said.
Many teachers qualify for welfare and we
are asking them to pay for something that
may hurt them. Its not a penny we find in our
couch cushion or car. Its a 1 percent increase
on what we pay.
Hernandez said the question will impact
every Oklahoman, and she encouraged those
in attendance Wednesday to research the
question.
Yes, teachers need a pay raise but this is
not the way, she said. We need education
reform. We need accountability and to see
where that money is going.
Criminal justice: State Question 780
and 781
Oklahoma is No. 1 in the nation for female
incarceration rates and No. 2 for overall incarceration rates.
Estela Hernandez, Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs vice president of engagement, discusses the seven state questions on the November ballot at the Garfield
County Republicans meeting Wednesday.
Weve been tough on crime but not smart

on crime, Hernandez said.
State Question 780 would reclassify certain low-level offenses drug possession
and property crimes under $1,000 as misdemeanors instead of felonies. Possession
with intent to distribute, distribution, manufacturing and trafficking of drugs under the
proposed ballot title would remain felonies,
according to the proposal.
State Question 781 would create a fund
allowing savings from SQ 780 be provided to
local governments to invest in rehabilitative
programming.
Hernandez said those opposing the question say it provides a free pass for offenders, and that rehab programs do not work on
everyone. She said opposition also notes there
is nothing protecting the funding setup by SQ
781 from being used for other purposes.
This is one of the two areas that takes up
a majority of the state budget corrections
and education, she said.
The measure would remove a section from
the Oklahoma Constitution to allow a Ten
Commandments monument be erected back
on Capitol grounds, Hernandez said.
The question would remove no public
money or property shall ever be appropriated,
applied, donated or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect,
church, denomination ...
Taking that away will bring the Ten
Commandments back, but think about it 10,
20, 30 years down the line, she said. We
have state money that goes to Oklahoma
hospitals. If you vote no, it closes the door to
other religions. If you vote in favor, it overturns the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision.
The question would allow grocery stores
to sell beer and wine, and liquor stores would
be allowed to sell products other than alcoholic beverages and remain open until midnight.
This would also say someone can only
own and operate two liquor stores, but such a
restriction is not put on grocery stores,
Hernandez said.
Those in favor said it would allow full
strength beer and wine to be sold seven days
a week in grocery and convenience stores
while allowing refrigerated items in liquor
stores. The opposition says the question is
unconstitutional because there will be different laws for grocery and liquor stores,
Hernandez said.
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This past week sure was warm for the week
approaching the first day of fall! Forecasts say the
weather is about to get cooler, and with it brings
autumn leaves and dcor. Were also approaching
Halloween, with trick-or-treaters, jack-o-lanterns
and lots of fun things to do!
If you have an upcoming event you would like t
have in the week in preview, stop by the Guymon
Daily Herald office at 515 N. Ellison St. in Guymon,
call (580) 338-3355 or email gdhreporter@gmail.com
with all the details before 12 p.m. on Thursdays.
Make sure to check out page 2 in every issue to find
out about other events coming up around the Texas
County community!
Heres whats coming up:
Saturday, Sept. 24:
Its the last weekend Main Street Guymon
Farmers Market for the season! Buy local and
homegrown, and support local growers! The farmers
market runs every Saturday morning from July
through September in front of the Texas County
Courthouse on Fourth and Main Streets in Guymon
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until everything is sold out!
Vendors, for more information, call (580) 338-6246.
Make sure you get out to see all of the wonderful
garden fresh goods local growers have to offer!
24 Works on Paper with works by Oklahoma
artists is currently on display at the Guymon Public
Library and Arts Center, 1718 N. Oklahoma St.,
until Sept. 26. Stop by to see some of the fine arts on
display at your local library!
Sign up to help with the Community Clean-Up!
Come out and help paint! The event will take place
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Fowler Park in Guymon. To
get in on the community spirit, call (580) 338-6246,
or message Main Street Guymon on Facebook!
Monday, Sept. 26:
The Texas County Board of Commissioners
will meet at 10 a.m. in the commissioners meeting room on the second floor of the Texas County
Courthouse, located at 319 N. Main St. in Guymon.
These meetings are open to the public.
Tuesday, Sept. 27:
The annual Texas County Farm Bureau meeting
will take place at 6 p.m. at Hunnys, located at 102
N. Main St. in Guymon. Speakers will go over State
Question 777, up for vote on the Nov. 8 ballot. Farm
Bureau members are invited to attend to hear more
on the issue and ask questions. For more information, contact Texas County Farm Bureau at (580)
338-8584.
Wednesday, Sept. 28:
The Guymon Board of Adjustments is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. in the council chambers at
City Hall, located at 424 N. Main St. in Guymon.
This meeting is open to the public.
Thursday, Sept. 29:
Guymons own Kyle Hawkins will be celebrating his own EdwardJones grand opening at 316
Northridge Circle, Suite 3 in Guymon with a ribbon cutting, along with the Guymon Chamber of
Commerce Ambassadors! Stop by to see how Hawkins
can help you with investments and retirement and
help celebrate the growth of Guymon with another
great service and business on Sept. 29 at 12:30 p.m.
The grand opening event will take place from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
The Guymon City Council regular meeting is
scheduled for 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at
City Hall, located at 424 N. Main St. in Guymon. The
city council meets on the second and last Thursday
of every month. This meeting is open to the public.
Saturday, Oct. 1:
The Guymon Elks Lodge has rescheduled its
20th Annual Team Roping competition on Oct. 1
starting at 10 a.m. at the Henry C. Hitch Pioneer
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assistance search
Members
of
the
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints is offering a free family history assistance search with
research on your family
tree. The history search
is 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Guymon Public Library
and Arts Center in the
genealogy room.
The free history search
is offered every Saturday
at the same time.
Cimarron Country
Music Theater
Sep. 24
Cimarron
Country
Music Theater in Boise
7:00 pm.
The Music Theater
up - $5 for 13 thru 4 - 3
& under free
For more info call
5147
Day of Student Prayer is

also known as See You
at the Pole, which is a
prayer rally where students meet at the school
flagpole before school
to life up their friends,
families, teachers, school
and nation to God.
The evening church
service is called Saw You
at the Pole. Doors open
at 6 p.m., complete with
food and games and the
service starts at 7 p.m.
Guymon Farmers Market held

through September
Its Saturday mornings in July, August and

September, in front of
the Texas County Courthouse at 4th and Main
in Guymon. Opening at
8, itll last until everyone
sells out. Come and get
your garden fresh veggies, herbs, and more!
Spanish, English
classes offered
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints, located at 5402
Memory Lane is offering English and Spanish
classes. English classes
are offered Tuesdays and
Thursdays and Spanish
classes are offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The classes are free and
start at 8 p.m. at the
church.
Farm bureau
members meeting
set for Sep. 27
Federal trust
forum scheduled
for Oct. 1
We Cry Out church

service Sep. 28
Guymon Elks
Texas County Farm

membership
benefits
We Cry Out church

service Sep. 28
With global week of
student prayer being
Sep. 25 to Oct. 1, Lifeway
Christian Center is hosting a special church service for the community
on Sep. 28, Global Day of
Student Prayer. Global
A
public
forum
dubbed Facts About
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Methodist
Family
Enrichment
Center,
6th and
in Guymon,
Okla.D.W.
Butch
Cranford,
Citizens
the presentation.
The 20th Annual

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ETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Vote yes on SQ 777 to
protect farm families
racey Matheson
tillwater
o the editor:
As a farm family, you might expect
hat food prices dont impact our famibudget. But that couldnt be further
om the truth.
Sure, we enjoy gardening and we
et to enjoy beef raised on our own
anch, but grocery store prices still
t home with everything from milk
and bread to pork chops and fresh

produce. We go to town and shop in
the same grocery stores as our beef
customers do and thats why I am
thankful for the incredible productivity of Oklahoma agriculture and the
record-setting affordability of our food.
As a percentage of disposable
income, food is more affordable in
America than it has ever been before
and it is more affordable to buy food
in our nation than in any other place
in the world. Fifty to 60 years ago,
Americans spent over 20 percent of
their disposable income on food and
now that number is just 9.4 percent
(USDA).
This is no accident. The hard work,
ingenuity, and productivity of our nations farm families made this possible.
This hard work was repaid by the trust
and faith of the consuming public.
Now some groups, like animal rights
extremists, want to turn back the clock
and make protein more expensive by
regulating families like mine out of
business. I hope my fellow Oklahomans will stand with me and vote Yes
on SQ 777 to protect our states farm
and ranch families and continue to
ensure that our food is abundant and
affordable.
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Learn Thursday. (Emily Summars / Enid News & Eagle)
Lunch and Learn questions

Harlow, Hall talk state questions with Enid Young Professionals
By Sally Asher
Staff Writer
Enid Young Professionals hosted two

candidates for state Senate District 19 at
its monthly Lunch and Learn on Thursday.
Democratic candidate Rhonda Harlow
and independent candidate Whitney
Hall participated in a discussion on state
questions and other issues from the
audience. Republican candidate Roland
Pederson did not attend due to a scheduling conflict.
The candidates discussed their positions on State Question 777, which would
provide constitutional protection to farming and ranching practices.
Harlow said she plans to vote no on
the state question.
My initial concern for 777 is the fact
that we are looking at a constitutional
change, and when we look at that,

this in a state question that
we are looking at opening or set- Republican
amends the Constitution is a
candidate
ting a precedent for other entities to
dangerous thing.
Roland
decide they want the right to fill-inHall said she plans to vote
the-blank, she said. I feel like it is Pederson did
against State Question 779,
opening up the opportunity for big not attend
which would implement a
nameless, faceless corporations to due to a
penny sales tax to fund eduhave the opportunity to have more scheduling
cation, including a pay raise
rights than our family farms.
for teachers.
conflict.
Hall said she agreed with Harlow.
I am pro-public educaThe way the state question is
tor, but I have to look at the
worded, it gives constitutional privileg- bigger picture, she said. Oklahoma is the
es not to the individual farmer but to the only state in the country where sales tax is
technology, ranching practices, agricultur- the sole means for cities to get their money.
al practices, she said.
By passing this, this puts us up at the top
Its difficult to prove compelling state of the country.
interest, Hall said, which is what oppoA raise in sales tax would hurt the
nents to practices under this constitutional less-affluent in the state, Hall said.
amendment would have to prove.
Sales tax is a regressive tax, she said.
Thats putting right to farm up there
See LUNCH AND LEARN, Page A3
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It impacts those folks on low or fixed incomes retirees,

minimum wage jobs Until we figure out how to make our
budget work and fund our schools to stay open five days a week
and meet the very basic needs of Oklahoma, I dont see anything functional happening. This is more likely to hurt the local
communities We need to do this through legislation so we
can do it through the general budget.
Harlow said she disagreed.
I think State Question 779 is a reflection of the fact that
it has not been handled by legislators and
they have not done their job over the past
few years in terms of finding successful
ways to not only fully fund education but
also look at increasing teachers pay, she
said. I think it speaks to how the legislators
have handled the budget situation the past
few years.
We are looking at record numbers of
people who are getting alternatively and
Whitney Hall
emergency certified who are coming into
the classroom with very little education
experience, because people are not going into education programs at the collegiate level, she said. Why would they want
to? Theyre not going to get paid living
wage when they come out We have
teachers who qualify for assistance. I find it
disheartening. They are working with children day in and day out and they have to go
on food stamps to support and take care of
their own children.
Harlow said she plans to vote for the
tax increase, but she struggled with the
decision.
Im torn about this, and Im a teacher,
Rhonda Harlow
she said. I feel like we have been given
very little option other than to put it to a vote.
The candidates also took questions from the audience concerning income tax increases and legalizing or decriminalizing
marijuana.
Harlow said cutting income tax doesnt make sense for the
state budget.
I equate it to looking at my family budget and saying, Oh,
Im going to come up short this year, so Im going to quit my
second job, and therefore bring in less revenue, she said. By
the way, most teachers have second jobs.
It doesnt make sense. We are not in a position where
we can continue to decrease revenue and be able to meet the
basic services the government is required to give the people of
Oklahoma.
Reducing income tax is usually viewed as an economic
stimulus, Hall said.
If you go home at the end of the day feeling like you have
more money in your pocket, youre going to spend more, she
said, but the latest income tax decrease was so small it didnt
make much of an impact on residents pocketbooks.
Rather, legislators should stop cutting income taxes and go
after tax incentives, she said.
Harlow said she eagerly signed the petition to legalize medical marijuana.
I think we are being short-sighted on looking into legalizing that for medical purposes, she said. I would like to look at
other states that have legalized it and see how they have taxed it
for an additional source of revenue.
Hall said she has mixed feelings about legalizing marijuana.
I would start with anything thats not THC, she said. That
should be legal for medicinal purposes right now. If you cant
get high off it, theres no incentive for people to abuse it.
Its difficult to regulate how marijuana influences a person
like alcohol does, Hall said, and she is hesitant to legalize anything that can cause a person to get high.
You cant go off system concentration to determine your
capabilities, she said. While I think it has medicinal properties, I think we need to be very cautious.
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assistance search Music
Theater in Boise
Members
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The Music Theater
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Farm bureau
members meeting
set for Sep. 27
We Cry Out church

service Sep. 28
Texas County Farm

membership
benefits
Around
the
state
Spanish, English
classes offered
Oklahoma County inmate

dies after being found
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office
says an inmate has died after being
found unresponsive in her cell.
Sheriffs
spokesman
Mark
Opgrande says 39-year-old Joann
Cortez died Thursday.
Opgrande says Cortez was booked
in the jail Tuesday on charges of
enabling child sexual abuse and
possession of a controlled dangerous
substance and was initially placed
We Cry Out church

service Sep. 28
With global week of
student prayer being
Sep. 25 to Oct. 1, Lifeway
Christian Center is hosting a special church service for the community
on Sep. 28, Global Day of
Student Prayer. Global
Day of Student Prayer is
also known as See You
at the Pole, which is a
prayer rally where students meet at the school
flagpole before school
to life up their friends,
families, teachers, school
and nation to God.
The evening church
service is called Saw You
at the Pole. Doors open
at 6 p.m., complete with
food and games and the
service starts at 7 p.m.
on suicide watch.
Opgrande says Cortez was later
moved to a single-person cell and
checked on by a jailer every 30 minutes. He says a jailer saw Cortez at
1:37 p.m. Thursday, and she was
found unresponsive at 2:05 p.m.
The body was sent to the state
medical examiners office to determine the cause of death and the incident is under investigation by sheriffs investigators and the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation.
At the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, we offer FREE tools to

help you quit your own way and we never lecture or judge.
Call 1-800-QUIT NOW or visit OKhelpline.com today.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints, located at 5402
Memory Lane is offering English and Spanish
classes. English classes
are offered Tuesdays and
Thursdays and Spanish
classes are offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The classes are free and
start at 8 p.m. at the
church.
Federal trust
forum scheduled
for Oct. 1
A
public
forum
dubbed Facts About
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Methodist
Family
Enrichment
Center,
6th and
in Guymon,
Okla.D.W.
Butch
Cranford,
Citizens
the presentation.
Guymon Elks
The
20th
Annual
Guymon Elks Lodge

338-5591 or (580) 6512248.
Church of Nazarene to host Fall

Revival
2016 Fall Rivial Fire

School Service schedule: October 3-6 Monday - Thursday 6:30
p.m. (infant nursery
provided).
Guymon Church of
the Nazarene-2214 N.
Sunset Lane
Prestage Farms
5K color run Oct.
8
Prestage Farms is
hosting its 5th annual
5K color run Saturday,
Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. Proceeds
will go to help local students with school supplies and Snak Pak for
Kids.
The starting line is at
Texhoma High School
Dome.
Registration
starts at 7:15 a.m. The
one mile starts at 8 a.m.
and the 5K stars is at
8:03 a.m. The 5K costs
$25 and the one mile is
$15. There will be shirts
for the first 75 entries.
The packet pick up is
Oct. 7 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. at Prestage Farms
or the day of the race.
Harvest Fest set

for Oct. 8
Harvest
Fest:
Cultivating Community
is set for Oct. 8 in the
afternoon. Activites will
begin at 1 p.m. and will
end at 8 p.m. Harvest
Fest
activities
and
entertainment consists
of storytelling, pumpkin
drawing, a food competition, contests and more.
Harvest Fest is located at 5th and Main in
Guymon.
PBA
presents
Womens
Fall
Event for Oct. 8
The
Panhandle
Baptist
Association
proudly presents its
Womens Fall Event
Stand Firm to be
held at Grace Southern
Baptist Church on Oct.
8. The guest speaker
is Melinda McGlasson,
pastors wife, cancer survivor, and recording artist. The day will include
music, breakout sessions, crafts, and lunch.
All women are invited
to attend. Please call
338-6259 for registration
information.
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Council of Public Affairs
spoke about the seven
state questions to be
on Novembers ballot
Wednesday.
Estela Hernandez, OCPA vice president of engagement, spoke to the
Gareld County Republicans, dividing the seven
state questions into six
categories. OCPA is a conservative think tank that
focuses on state and local
level government control.
Weve stayed on top of
the state questions, but
theres been several that
have been brought up,
she said. OCPA thinks
power is at the state level
and it is meant to be from
the bottom up.
Hernandez said OCPA
has taken a stance on two
of the state questions.
For me, this is not
about telling you to vote
yes or no, Hernandez
said. This is about hearing both sides. Do the
research and know why
youre going to vote a
certain way. With many
of these state questions,
the Legislature couldnt
decide and felt it best to
bring it to the people.
Death penalty: State
Question 776
Hernandez said the
situation began several
years ago with the execution of Clayton Lockett. Locketts execution is
described as botched and
made national news when
he died 43 minutes after
the rst execution drug
was administered.
Those opposed to the
death penalty said his
execution was why Oklahoma needed to get rid of
it, Hernandez said. The
question if passed would
reafrm the death penalty in Oklahoma.
The question would
clarify the Legislature
could determine an alternate execution method if
a method of execution is
found invalid.
Agriculture: State
Question 777
Commonly known as
right to farm, the question would give control
to farmers and ranchers,
Hernandez said.
The measure would add
a new section to Article 2
of the Oklahoma Constitution, declaring Oklahoma residents have the
right to engage in farming
and ranching practices.
Some individuals feel
government got too big,
she said. This ties the
hands of the Legislature
to impose any more restrictions. If a change is
made to agriculture restrictions, legislators have
to prove the change is in
the best interest of the
state, they have to prove
a compelling state interest to change the rules or
laws.
Hernandez said many
farmers and ranchers
feel any more government
restrictions will hinder
their ability to operate.
Many people I have
heard from think this will
end up in court whether
it passes or not, she said.
From what Im gathering
from farmers, they want
to be able to continue
what theyre doing without any government interference. Are you giving
more power to the Legislature or the farmers?
Hernandez said if the

question passes, if a farmer develops new technology to use in his or her
practices, the state would
have to prove a compelling state interest before
being allowed to restrict
the use of such technology. The operation would
not include puppy mills,
she said.
Education: State
Question 779
A constitutional amendment, the question would
increase Oklahomas
sales tax by 1 percent for
education.
Hernandez said OCPA
Impact is opposed to the
question and challenged
it in court.
We advocated to have
a teacher pay raise; however, we dont feel it needs
to be done on the backs of
Oklahomans. This will
be a negative on a city
like Enid (because it uses sales tax to fund core
services).
Revenue from the tax
would be placed in a new
fund to be distributed to
public school districts according to the state aid
formula; universities and
colleges; early childhood
education; and Department of Career and Technology Education. It also
would mandate increasing teacher pay by $5,000.
Many are for this
saying we need to give
education the money it
deserves, and we agree,
we just dont think Oklahomans should carry this
on their backs, Hernandez said. Many teachers
qualify for welfare and we
are asking them to pay for
something that may hurt
them. Its not a penny we
nd in our couch cushion
or car. Its a 1 percent increase on what we pay.
Hernandez said the
question will impact every Oklahoman, and she
encouraged those in attendance Wednesday to
research the question.
Yes, teachers need a
pay raise but this is not
the way, she said. We
need education reform.
We need accountability
and to see where that
money is going.
Criminal justice:
State Question 780 and
781
Oklahoma is No. 1 in
the nation for female incarceration rates and No.
2 for overall incarceration
rates.
Weve been tough on
crime but not smart on
crime, Hernandez said.
State Question 780
would reclassify certain
low-level offenses drug
possession and property
crimes under $1,000
as misdemeanors instead
of felonies. Possession
with intent to distribute,
distribution, manufacturing and trafcking of
drugs under the proposed
ballot title would remain
felonies, according to the
proposal.
State Question 781
would create a fund allowing savings from SQ
780 be provided to local
governments to invest in
rehabilitative programming.
Hernandez said those
opposing the question say
it provides a free pass
for offenders, and that rehab programs do not work
on everyone. She said opposition also notes there
is nothing protecting the
funding setup by SQ 781
from being used for other
purposes.
This is one of the two
areas that takes up a majority of the state budget
corrections and education, she said.
The measure would remove a section from the
Oklahoma Constitution
to allow a Ten Commandments monument be
erected back on Capitol
grounds, Hernandez said.
The question would
remove no public money or property shall ever
be appropriated, applied,
donated or used, directly
or indirectly, for the use,
benet, or support of any
sect, church, denomination ...
Taking that away will
bring the Ten Commandments back, but think
about it 10, 20, 30 years
down the line, she said.
We have state money
that goes to Oklahoma
hospitals. If you vote no,
it closes the door to other
religions. If you vote in fa-
vor, it overturns the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision.

The question would allow grocery stores to sell
beer and wine, and liquor
stores would be allowed to
sell products other than
alcoholic beverages and
remain open until midnight.
This would also say
someone can only own
and operate two liquor
stores, but such a restriction is not put on grocery
stores, Hernandez said.

Those in favor said it
would allow full strength
beer and wine to be sold
seven days a week in
grocery and convenience
stores while allowing refrigerated items in liquor
stores. The opposition
says the question is unconstitutional because
there will be different
laws for grocery and liquor stores, Hernandez
said.
Emily Summars writes
for the Enid News & Eagle.
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Colin Murphy
Staff Reporter
According to Michael Kelsey, executive vice

president of and lobbyist for the Oklahoma Cattlemens
Association, If you care about where your food comes
from, then you should want farming to be protected
from regulation to the highest standards of the law, a
constitutional amendment requiring a compelling state
interest. This is what State Question 777 promises.
Kelsey spoke at the Weatherford Public Library in
support of SQ 777 Thursday night.
He said he believes regulation is bad for the economy
and to demonstrate he used the hypothetical example
of if Oklahomans could only sell eggs from free-range

chickens. He said this would drive up the price of free
range chicken eggs because they would no longer have
to compete with eggs from caged chickens.
In his opinion, the measure needs to remove the
legislation from future decisions on the regulation of
agriculture unless there is a compelling state interest,
the highest possible legal requirement, because there
is a pattern of the legislature becoming more urbanized
and less directly involved in agriculture, and hence they
could potentially become inuenced by emotionally
driven inuences and false information.
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Kelsey also said, in his opinion, though he is not a

lawyer the language of the bill would only apply to
state-level lawmakers and not local governments because
it uses the word legislature.
When asked why a move like this was needed in a
state where agriculture is so prominent and influencial
and so many legislators are farmers themselves, Kelsey
said, There are out-of-state special interests who would
like to influence how we produce and remove choices.
They would be the Humane Society of the United States
(not directly affiliated with local Humane Societies).
Their allies would be PETA, the People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, and they are trying to promote a
vegetarian lifestyle.
Youre afraid of PETA? audience member Bonnie
Walker asked, her jaw dropping as many audience
members laughed.
Frank Lucas said it best, he said, If we pass Right
to Farm as a state, what changes on (election day)?
Nothing. Now, if we dont pass it, what happens? We will
start seeing an onslaught of proposed regulations from
animal rights groups to dictate how we run our farms
Kelsey paused as an audience member interrupted
then continued, As the legislation becomes more
urban...
Another audience member interrupted with a question
and Kelsey said, if Oklahomans do not pass it, special
interest groups will see Right to Farm was tried and failed
to pass and smell blood in the water.
This is really about our grandkids for (the OCA), our
posterity, passing on those farms and ranches, Kelsey
said.
In response to something said by Oklahoma State
Rep. Dr. Jason Dunnington Wednesday, Kelsey said
while, yes, the language of SQ 777 would render recent
legislation declaring clean water a compelling state
interest moot as it applies to the Right to Farm, it should
not matter because, clean water is obviously a compelling
state interest and surely judges will rule the same way.
He also said, while the legislations move to declare
clean water a compelling state interest will no longer
be legally binding as it applies to agriculture, it will,
in his opinion, still strengthen the case of anyone who
raises the issue in court. Additionally, he said it is the
federal government, not the state government, which has
authority over waterways so in his opinion it shouldnt
make any significant difference anyway.
Kelsey also said the federal government, not the state
government, regulates fertilizers and genetically modified
crops, so those should not be areas of concern.
Addressing the issue that Right to Farm could be used
to protect puppy mills or soil farms, he said those are
completely separate issues and not protected by Right
to Farm.
About the issue of foreign corporations exploiting

the law, Kelsey said, since 1971, it has been illegal for
foreign corporations to own or lease agricultural land in
Oklahoma, so people shouldnt be afraid of it. He did
admit it was legal for American owned corporations to
own agricultural land.
If Im a foreign corporation and I really want to own
agricultural land in Oklahoma and this (law) exists,
whats easier for me to do, go influence 101 house
members and 49 senators to overturns this or to spend $1
million to $2 million to try to pass a state constitutional
amendment and then still have to overturn this because
this because it was passed before 2014? Kelsey said.
Kelsey added, if foreign corporations were trying to
change the law so they could own agricultural land in
Oklahoma, the OCA would oppose it, and, in response to
a specific question from an audience member, he said he
was confident the OCAs lawyers could beat any foreign
corporations lawyers, should the matter go to court.
Kelsey said he believes, because of the compelling
state interest requirement, SQ 777 helps family farms
more than corporations because corporations with teams
of lawyers are more able to comply with government
regulations than small family run operations are.
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Seven state questions will

appear on the Nov. 8 general
election ballot. Legislative
Referendums are placed on
the ballot by the Oklahoma
Legislature. Initiative Petitions
are placed on the ballot by
gathering signatures from
citizens. Each question is
reprinted here as it will appear
on the ballot followed by a brief
summary.
Death Penalty
State Question
776
LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM
NO. 367
This measure adds a new
section to the Oklahoma
Constitution, Section 9A of
Article 2. The new Section
deals with the death penalty.
The Section establishes State
constitutional mandates
relating to the death penalty
and methods of execution.
Under these constitutional
requirements:
XThe Legislature is
expressly empowered to
designate any method of
execution not prohibited by the
United States Constitution.
XDeath sentences shall not
be reduced because a method
of execution is ruled to be
invalid.
XWhen an execution method
is declared invalid, the death
penalty imposed shall remain
in force until it can be carried
out using any valid execution
method, and
XThe imposition of a death
penalty under Oklahoma
law, as distinguished from a
method of execution, shall not
be deemed to be or constitute
the infliction of cruel or
unusual punishment under
Oklahomas Constitution, nor
to contravene any provision of
the Oklahoma Constitution.
Summary: State Question 776
does two things: It addresses the
method of execution for an
inmate on death row, and it
states that the death penalty
shall not be deemed cruel and
unusual punishment. If the
proposal is approved, a new
section would be added to the
Oklahoma Constitution that
allows the state to continue to
impose the death penalty, even
if a specific method of
execution becomes unavailable.
Death sentences would remain
in effect until they can be
carried out by any method
not prohibited by the U.S.
Constitution.
If approved, the
constitutional amendment
would apply to the state
constitution but not the federal
constitution or courts applying
federal law.
The Oklahoma death penalty
law, enacted in 1976, has been
consistently applied by
Oklahoma elected officials: the
state executed 191 men and
three women between 1915
and 2014 at the Oklahoma
State Penitentiary (82 by
electrocution, one by hanging
and 111 by lethal injection).
Statutes specifically allow gas
inhalation, electrocution and
firing squad as backups to the
primary form of execution by
lethal injection.
In October 2015, Oklahoma
suspended executions for a
review of lethal injection
protocols. One of the drugs

most commonly used for lethal
injection is sodium thiopental,
which is no longer
manufactured in the United
States. In 2011, the European
Commission imposed
restrictions on the export of
certain drugs used for lethal
injections in the United States.
As a result, many states no
longer have the drugs used to
carry out lethal injection.
Oklahoma has turned to other
drugs as a substitute for sodium
thiopental. However, recent
instances of executions around
the country in which alternative
drugs were used may have
produced adverse outcomes.
The death penalty is legal in
31 states, and illegal in 19.
Agriculture
State Question
777
LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM
NO. 368
This measure adds
Section 38 to Article II of
the Oklahoma Constitution.
The new Section creates state
constitutional rights. It creates
the following guaranteed
rights to engage in farming
and ranching:
XThe right to make use of
agricultural technology.
livestock procedures, and
ranching practices.
These constitutional rights
receive extra protection under
this measure that not all
constitutional rights receive.
This extra protection is a
limit on lawmakers ability to
interfere with the exercise of
these rights. Under this extra
protection, no law can interfere
with these rights, unless the
law is justified by a compelling
state interest a clearly
identified state interest of the
highest order. Additionally, the
law must be necessary to serve
that compelling state interest.
The measure and the
protections identified above
do not apply to and do not
impact state laws related to:
XTrespass
XEminent domain
XDominance of mineral
interests
XEasements
XRight of way or other
property rights, and
XAny state statutes and
political subdivision
ordinances enacted before
December 31, 2014.
Summary: If the proposal is
approved, the measure would
prevent lawmakers from
passing legislation to regulate
agriculture unless there is a
compelling state interest. The
proposal would forbid the state
of Oklahoma from regulating
the use of agricultural
technology, livestock procedures
and ranching practices. The
standard of compelling state
interest is a key component to
the question because it sets a
very high standard for a law to
be judged.
If passed, the proposal would
apply to any democratically
elected body that can trace its
creation to the state Legislature,
including county and city
governments, but not school
boards. Federal laws would not
be impacted; current state laws
about farming and ranching

would be grandfathered in, and
would not be repealed by this
amendment. Grandfathered
laws could be amended or
repealed in the future.
Similar proposals have been
presented to voters in other
states, first in North Dakota. A
similar amendment passed in
Missouri in 2014; another
amendment was considered in
Nebraska earlier this year but
was not approved by legislators
for a vote of the people.
Oklahomas State Question 777
is inspired in part by opponents
of Proposition 2 in California.
Proposition 2 required certain
farm animals to be able to lie
down, stand up, fully extend
limbs and turn around freely.
SQ 777 is unique in that it
added the compelling state
interest clause.
Oklahomas top agricultural
products in revenue are cattle,
hogs, poultry, wheat and dairy.
Agriculture is the states 14th
highest economic sector,
accounting for less than 2
percent of GDP (higher than
agricultures national rate). For
decades, as technology and
yields have advanced, the
number of agricultural jobs
and farms has declined. Nine
in 10 Oklahoma crop and
animal operations are owned
by private citizens, many of
whom contract with larger
corporations.
Education Funding
State Question
779
INITIATIVE PETITION
NO. 403
This measure adds a new
Article to the Oklahoma
Constitution. The article
creates a limited purpose fund
to increase funding for public
education. It increases State
sales and use taxes by one cent
per dollar to provide revenue
for the fund. The revenue to
be used for public education
shall be allocated: 69.50% for
common school districts,
19.25% for the institutions
under the authority of the
Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education, 3.25% for
the Oklahoma Department
of Career and Technology
Education, and 8% for
the State Department of
Education. It requires teacher
salary increases funded by this
measure raise teacher salaries
by at least $5,000 over the
salaries paid in the year prior
to adoption of this measure. It
requires an annual audit of
school districts use of monies.
It prohibits school districts
use of these funds for
increasing superintendents
salaries or adding
superintendent positions. It
requires that monies from the
fund not supplant or replace
other educational funding.
If the Oklahoma Board of
Equalization determines
funding has been replaced, the
Legislature may not make
any appropriations until the
amount of replaced funding is
returned to the fund. The
article takes effect on July 1
after its passage.
Summary: If this proposal
is approved, Article 8-C would
be added to the Oklahoma
Constitution creating a limited
purpose fund the Education

Improvement Fund.
An increase of the sales and
use tax by one cent on the dollar
would provide revenue for the
fund. School districts that
benefit from the fund would be
subject to an annual audit.
Funds generated by the tax
cannot be used to replace other
state funding of common,
higher, career and technology,
and early childhood education.
The provisions of the new
article require a minimum
$5,000 salary increase for
teachers over the salaries paid
in the year prior to adoption.
The funds generated would not
be used to increase the salaries
of school superintendents or to
add superintendent positions.
Oklahomas average
compensation for teachers,
including salary and benefits,
is $44,921. According to the
National Education
Association, Oklahoma ranks
49th in the nation in teacher
pay.
A section within the new
article to the state constitution
establishes that monies collected
would be distributed as follows:
X69.5 percent to common
education.
X86.33 percent of common
education funding would be
used to provide teachers with a
minimum $5,000 raise and
otherwise address or prevent
teacher and certified instruction
staff shortages.
X13.67 percent of common
education funding would be
used to adopt or expand, but
not maintain, programs,
opportunities or reforms for
improving reading in early
grades, improving high school
graduation rates, and
increasing college and career
readiness.
X19.25 percent to higher
education.
X3.25 percent to career and
technology education.
X8 percent to early childhood
education.
Law Enforcement
State Question
780
INITIATIVE PETITION
NO. 404
This measure amends
existing Oklahoma laws and
would change the classification
of certain drug possession
and property crimes from
felony to misdemeanor. It
would make possession of a
limited quantity of drugs a
misdemeanor. The amendment
also changes the classification
of certain drug possession
crimes which are currently
considered felonies and cases
where the defendant has a
prior drug possession
conviction. The proposed
amendment would reclassify
these drug possession cases
as misdemeanors. The
amendment would increase the
threshold dollar amount used
for determining whether
certain property crimes
are considered a felony or
misdemeanor. Currently,
the threshold is $500. The
amendment would increase the
amount to $1,000. Property
crimes covered by this change
include false declaration of
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embezzlement, larceny,
grand larceny, theft,
receiving or concealing
stolen property, taking
domesticated fish or
game, fraud, forgery,
counterfeiting, or issuing
bogus checks. This
measure would become
effective July 1, 2017.
Summary: If the
measure is approved,
State Question 780 would
reclassify certain offenses,
such as simple drug
possession and property
crimes, as misdemeanors
rather than felonies. The
reclassification of the drug
possession offense is
intended to be applied to
persons who use the drugs,
not to those who are selling
or manufacturing the
drugs. The measure also
would change the dollar
amount threshold for
property crimes charged as
felonies from $500 to $1,000.
The goal of this measure is
to reduce the size of the
states prison population
and to reduce the amount
of state funds being
spent on prisons. SQ 780
proposes to change
Oklahoma statutes, not the
constitution.
According to the U.S.
Bureau of Justice in 2014,
Oklahoma had the second
highest incarceration rate
in the nation at 700 inmates
per 100,000 U.S. residents.
Oklahoma also had the
highest incarceration rate
for women that year.
The total correctional
population of a state
includes people incarcerated
and on probation or parole.
The Oklahoma
Department of Corrections
indicated in August 2016
that the prison system was
at 104 percent of its
capacity with 27,097
inmates being held. Drug
offenders comprise 26.3
percent of inmates. Another
23.3 percent of inmates are
imprisoned for other nonviolent crimes. According to
the Oklahoma DOC 2015
annual report, the
Oklahoma prison
population has increased
by 22.6 percent since 2006.
In fiscal year 2016, the
Oklahoma Legislature
appropriated $485 million
to the Oklahoma
Department of Corrections.
If the measure is
approved, the changes
proposed would not be
retroactive. Sentences for
current inmates would not
change.
Criminal Rehabilitation
State Question
From Page 4A
implementation of State
Question 781 is contingent
on the passage of State
Question 780. If SQ 781 is
approved by voters, but
SQ 780 is not, none of the
changes described in
SQ 781 will be enacted.
If both measures
are approved, SQ 781
would create the County
Community Safety
Investment Fund. That
fund would hold any
cost savings achieved by
reducing numbers of people
incarcerated a decrease
resulting from reclassifying
certain property crimes
and drug possession as
misdemeanors. The new
Investment Fund would be
a revolving fund not subject
to fiscal year limitations.
Any savings or averted
costs would be calculated
by the Office of
Management and
Enterprise Services.
If savings are
determined, the Legislature
would be required to
appropriate that amount
from the general fund to the
County Community Safety
Investment Fund.
The money must be used
for county rehabilitative
programs, including those
that address mental health
and substance abuse, or
provide job training or
education. The money
would be distributed to
Oklahoma counties in
proportion to their
population.
The Office of
Management and
Enterprise Services will use
actual data or make its best
estimate when calculating
cost savings per year. Its
calculation would be final
and would not be adjusted
because of subsequent
changes in underlying
data.
The intent of SQ 781 is to
focus on root causes of
criminal behavior such as
addiction and mental
health problems, as
opposed to placing more
people charged with lowerlevel offenses behind bars.
Religion and the State
State Question
790
LEGISLATIVE
REFERENDUM NO. 369
This measure would
remove Article 2, Section 5
of the Oklahoma
Constitution, which
prohibits the government
from using public money
or property for the direct

or indirect benefit of any
religion or religious
institution. Article 2,
Section 5 has been
interpreted by the
Oklahoma courts as
requiring the removal of
a Ten Commandments
monument from the
grounds of the State
Capitol. If this measure
repealing Article 2,
Section 5 is passed, the
government would still be
required to comply with
the Establishment Clause
of the United States
Constitution, which is a
similar constitutional
provision that prevents
the government from
endorsing a religion or
becoming overly involved
with religion.
Summary: State
Question 790 addresses
public funding and
property use regarding the
separation of church and
state. It is a proposal to
repeal a section of the state
constitution. If the measure
is approved, Article 2,
Section 5 of the Oklahoma
Constitution would be
repealed. By removing this
section, public expenditure
or property use for religious
purposes would not be
explicitly prohibited.
Under the First
Amendment to the United
States Constitution,
Congress shall make no
law respecting an
establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof.
Under the Oklahoma
Constitutions Article 2,
Section 5, state money or
property cannot be used
directly or indirectly to
support a church, sect,
denomination or system of
religion.
This state question is
a response to recent
controversy over display of
the Ten Commandments
monument on the grounds
of the Oklahoma State
Capitol. In 2009, the
Ten Commandments
Monument Display Act
was passed by the state
Legislature and three years
later, a privately donated
Ten Commandments
monument was erected on
the grounds of the State
Capitol. Lawsuits followed,
and by June 2015, the
Oklahoma Supreme Court
ruled the monuments
placement on state property
was unconstitutional,
ordering that it be removed.

The basis for the courts
decision was Article 2,
Section 5 of the Oklahoma
State Constitution. In
October 2015, Oklahoma
Gov. Mary Fallin called on
the Legislature to repeal
that section of the state
constitution in order to
allow the monument at the
State Capitol.
Alcohol
State Question
792
LEGISLATIVE
REFERENDUM NO. 370
This measure repeals
Article 28 of the
Oklahoma Constitution
and restructures the laws
governing alcoholic
beverages through a new
Article 28A and other laws
the Legislature will create
if the measure passes. The
new Article 28A provides
that with exceptions, a
person or company can
have an ownership interest
in only one area of the
alcoholic beverage
business, manufacturing,
wholesaling, or retailing.
Some restrictions apply
to the sales of
manufacturers, brewers,
wine makers and
wholesalers. Subject to
limitations, the Legislature
may authorize direct
shipments to consumers
of wine. Retail locations
like grocery stores may
sell wine and beer. Liquor
stores may sell products
other than alcoholic
beverages in limited
amounts. The Legislature
must create licenses for
retail locations, liquor
stores and places serving
alcoholic beverages and
may create other licenses.
Certain licensees must
meet residency
requirements. Felons
cannot be licensees. The
Legislature must designate
days and hours when
alcoholic beverages may
be sold and may
impose taxes on sales.

Municipalities may levy
an occupation tax. If
authorized, a state lodge
may sell individual
alcoholic beverages for
on-premises consumption
but no other state
involvement in the
alcoholic beverage
business is allowed.
With one exception, the
measure will take effect
October 1, 2018.
Summary: If the
proposal is approved, it
would repeal Article 28 of
the Oklahoma Constitution
and replace it with Article
28A, which restructures the
laws governing alcohol. If
approved, the measure will
go into effect on October 1,
2018.
Currently, under
Oklahoma law, liquor
stores can sell full-strength,
unrefrigerated beer but
cannot sell cold beer or
chilled wine. Liquor stores

can sell wine and spirits
but no other items.
Grocery and convenience
stores can sell cold lowpoint beer (3.2 percent
alcohol by weight) but not
spirits, wine or high-point
beer.
State Question 792 would
change the current alcohol
laws to allow grocery,
convenience and drug
stores to sell cold, highpoint beer (up to 8.99
percent alcohol by volume)
and wine (up to 15 percent
alcohol by volume).
Liquor stores would be
allowed to sell cold beer
and any item that also may
be purchased in a grocery
store or convenience store,
except motor fuel, in limited
amounts. Liquor or spirits
will still only be available
for purchase from licensed
retail liquor stores.
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INITIATIVE
PETITION NO. 405
This measure creates
the County Community
Safety Investment Fund,
only if voters approve
State Question 780, the
Oklahoma Smart Justice
Reform Act. This measure
would create a fund,
consisting of any
calculated savings or
averted costs that accrued
to the State from the
implementation of the
Oklahoma Smart
Justice Reform Act in
reclassifying certain
property crimes and
drug possession as
misdemeanors. The
measure requires the
Office of Management and
Enterprise Services to use
either actual data or its
best estimate to determine
how much money was
saved on a yearly basis.
The amount determined to
be saved must be deposited
into the Fund and
distributed to counties
in proportion to their
population to provide
community rehabilitative
programs, such as mental
health and substance
abuse services. This
measure will not become
effective if State Question
780, the Oklahoma Smart
Justice Reform Act, is not
approved by the people.
The measure will become
effective on July 1
immediately following its
passage.
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Opponents to SQ 777 make their case

BY KIM MCCONNELL
STAFF WRITER
KMCCONNELL@SWOKNEWS.COM
Opponents of State Question 777 say the

bill will have unintended consequences and
will actually harm small farming and
ranching interests.
Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma attorney general and executive director of
the Oklahoma Stewardship Council, was in
Lawton last week as part of a series of public and private meetings that supporters
say are designed to provide factual information about a bill nicknamed the right to
farm. Supporters say the proposal merely
gives constitutional protection to Oklahomans who farm and ranch and that
claims of far-reaching consequences beyond that basic protection are exaggerated
or untrue.
But Edmondson and other opponents say
that not only is constitutional protection
unnecessary for a fiber woven deeply into
the state fabric, but that the amendment to
the Oklahoma Constitution is so loosely
written it could have adverse effects on
farming and ranching and hamper local

and state controls.
According to supporters, the constitutional amendment states agriculture would
be a guaranteed right in Oklahoma and that
the Legislature could not pass any bill that
abridges the right of citizens and lawful
residents of Oklahoma to employ agriculture technology and livestock production
and ranching practices without a compelling state interest. The amendment
could not modify any provision of common
law or statutes relating to trespass, eminent domain, rights of way and other property rights, and would not affect any
statute or ordinance on the books prior to
Dec. 31, 2014.
Edmondson said much of the support for
SQ 777 comes from those concerned about
what they see as anti-agriculture provisions passed in other states, most notably,
California. He said when that state passed
its regulations on cage space that there
were predictions the poultry industry
would be devastated and chicken prices
would skyrocket. That didnt happen, he
STEPHEN ROBERTSON/STAFF
Drew Edmondson makes a point as he explains

opposition to State Question 777, the proposed
right to farm amendment to the Oklahoma
Constitution.
said, adding the most common perception
of the bill is wrong: It didnt mandate free
range; it required poultry farmers use
cages large enough for a chicken to stand
and extend her wings. While the price of
poultry did increase in 2015, that was due

to bird flu, he said.
It did not impact producers or adversely affect consumers, he said of the California bill often cited as a reason for right to
farm.
Edmondson and other critics have more
than one concern about the amendment,
starting with the contention it isnt necessary. Oklahomans already have the right to
farm and ranch, he said, noting that with
agricultural ties dating to statehood, it is
unlikely any bill viewed as anti-farming
would be passed by the state Legislature.
Weve protected (agriculture) since
1907, he said.
He is concerned about the effects of
what he calls a loosely written amendment
could have on other aspects of Oklahoma
life, including water. Edmondson said
those concerns stretch beyond potential issues stemming from pollution caused by
large-scale farming and ranching operations, which he said would be ungovernable
under the amendment. He said municipaliSEE SQ 777, 2E

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The 2016 Northwest District Fall Trap

The trap shoot is located six miles north

2nd Annual Fall

Health classes for

vided by OHAI, a program of the Donald W.

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lifelong hunting and fishing license in

stitution will take away our ability to

Kiowa County Democrat

Kiowa County Farm Bureau holds

Kiowa County Farm Bureau members and guests gathered

Claremore Daily Progress

OCPA talks state questions at GFC Republican meeting

ENID A representative with Oklahoma

Weve been tough on crime but not smart

Guymon Daily Herald

Guymon Daily Herald

Library celebrating library card

Guymon Public Library and Arts Center is

Free family history

Day of Student Prayer is

Guymon Farmers Market held

Its Saturday mornings in July, August and

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

We Cry Out church

Texas County Farm

We Cry Out church

The 20th Annual

Sequoyah County Times

Sep 2016 Page

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and bread to pork chops and fresh

Enid News & Eagle

Lunch and Learn questions

Enid Young Professionals hosted two

change, and when we look at that,

Enid News & Eagle

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It impacts those folks on low or fixed incomes retirees,

Guymon Daily Herald

Library celebrating library card

Guymon Public Library and Arts Center is