OFRG Criticizes Edmondson On Term Limits

Oklahomans For Responsible Government said today that Attorney General Drew Edmondson has included "biased and misleading" language in State Question 747 and despite calls for the language to be removed, it will remain.

OFRG pointed out earlier this month that Edmondson was changing the proposed language for the ballot measure to impose term limits on statewide elected officials.

Specifically, Edmondson's version included the following sentences:

It limits the ability of voters to re-elect statewide elected officers. It limits the number of years a person may serve in each statewide elected office.

Now, OFRG said, despite calls for the elimination of the first sentence which is "biased and misleading, the final language has been submitted."

The only change was combining the two sentences into one: It limits the ability of voters to re-elect statewide elected officers by limiting how many years those officers can serve.

OFRG believes term limits will pass despite the "political retaliation" by Edmondson.

Its spokesman said, "Voters overwhelmingly supported legislative term limits in 1990 and polls indicate it’s a winning issue for statewide elected officials, too. It’s just a shame that the attorney general, who personally lobbied against such a measure last year, would again try to interject politics in an attempt to defeat the ballot measure by confusing voters."

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