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OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – An Oklahoma city commissioner who supported a face mask mandate has defeated a recall petition from unhappy constituents.
The state Supreme Court ruled Jan. 26 that the effort to oust Enid commissioner Ben Ezzell from office won’t continue after Ezzell filed an objection in Garfield County District Court. The ruling says the state laws governing signature collection weren’t followed.
A 1998 ruling held that city recall measures are governed by state statutory provisions for initiative and referendum. That case concerned notice provisions but is now extended to the issues in the instant case.
“As a matter of public policy, once an election occurs, the court usually indulges every presumption in favor of its validity,” Justice Justice Yvonne Kauger wrote. “Where possible, the validity of an election will be sustained, an election which is not clearly illegal will be upheld.
The request impacts about 56 students between both schools, according to a Friday news release.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Garfield Re-2 School District has transitioned some students to online instruction based upon exposures to individuals who have been confirmed to have COVID-19 or COVID-19 like symptoms or illness,” the release states.
This is the second transition of Re-2 students to online learning and quarantine procedures within three days. About 113 students and 10 staff members were also asked to stay home, the district announced Tuesday.
Tuesday’s quarantines included individuals from Rifle High School, Elk Creek Elementary, Cactus Valley Elementary and Rifle Middle School.
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