A judge has voided a grand jury petition to investigate the Payne County District Attorney’s Office, leaving parents who pushed for it saying they were blindsided. The petition was initially approved, but the judge reversed course after the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office pointed to a 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court decision.
Background
The group behind the petition, Parents for Payne County, argued that the Constitution used a ratio-based formula, one they said grants smaller counties the same rights. However, the judge said the formula is 16% of the votes cast in Payne County during the last governor’s race, leaving the group about 1,000 signatures short.
The group is preparing for new filings and still believes their petition is valid. They are not intimidated and are determined to move forward.
Original reporting: Oklahoma City News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
