俄克拉何马州最高法院审理开放初选请愿案：57000多个签名被拒引争议
俄克拉何马州最高法院11月2日在俄克拉何马县俄克拉何马市开庭审理开放初选请愿签名案，九名大法官用约90分钟听取州务卿办公室与第836号州问题请愿支持者的辩论，争议焦点是州政府是否应当提供57000多个被拒签名的清单及被拒原因。
第836号州问题请愿旨在建立开放初选制度：所有候选人不分党派出现在同一张初选选票上，得票前两名进入大选。支持者共提交209000多个签名，州务卿 Benjamin Lepak 今年3月裁定只有142567个有效，57000多个签名因不符合2024年州法律确立的五项选民核验要求中的四项而被拒；提交一份有效的倡议请愿需要172993个签名。
支持者律师 Fredric Dorwart 说，州务卿办公室不提供被拒签名清单，给请愿者造成了不当负担；州政府律师 Cedric Bond 则说，州政府的软件无法生成这样的清单。多名大法官追问为何至今没有提供清单，以及州务卿是否默认这57000多人都犯了重罪。大法官何时作出裁决尚不清楚。
（来源：俄克拉何马人报）
Oklahoma Supreme Court Hears Open-Primaries Petition Case: More Than 57,000 Rejected Signatures at Issue
The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard arguments in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, on November 2 in the open-primaries petition case, with the nine justices spending about 90 minutes hearing the Secretary of State's office and supporters of State Question 836. At issue is whether the state must provide a list of the more than 57,000 rejected signatures and the reasons each was rejected.
State Question 836 would create an open primary system in which all candidates appear on a single primary ballot regardless of party, with the top two advancing. Supporters submitted more than 209,000 signatures; Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak ruled in March that only 142,567 were valid, with more than 57,000 rejected for failing to meet four of the five voter verification requirements set by a 2024 state law. A valid initiative petition requires 172,993 signatures.
Supporters' attorney Fredric Dorwart said the failure to produce the list placed an undue burden on proponents; the state's attorney, Cedric Bond, said the state's software could not produce such a list. Several justices pressed why no list had been produced and whether the secretary presumes the more than 57,000 signers committed a felony. No timetable for a ruling was announced.
(Source: The Oklahoman)
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