Small: The political fringe should not control petition process

Small: The political fringe should not control petition process

The political fringe should not control petition processBy Jonathan SmallSupposed advocates of “good government” often decry low voter turnout, arguing that more citizens need to be involved in our political process.Yet, for some reason, many of those same advocates hold a very different view when it comes to Oklahoma’s initiative petition process. When efforts are made to put a question before all Oklahoma voters, they are fine with largely exc…