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Local state and federal courts have found these laws, crafted by Oklahoma s Legislature, are partially or wholly unconstitutional, although some of the rulings are still under appeal.
The Oklahoma Legislature has a history of passing bills that are later struck down by the courts as unconstitutional.
Passing laws that are later overturned by the courts is not an issue specific to Oklahoma. Nor is the trend limited to the current Republican-led leadership at the state legislature.
But critics say the legislature sometimes knowingly advances unconstitutional legislation, which they argue is a waste of time and taxpayer money when Oklahoma s attorney general has to defend those laws in court.
Dueling Medicaid proposals face showdown in Oklahoma Senate
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Janelle Stecklein | CNHI State Reporter Apr 21, 2021
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OKLAHOMA â The stateâs urban areas will pick up additional seats in the Legislature under new House and Senate redistricting maps unveiled Wednesday.
Oklahoma lawmakers said they likely wonât attempt to redraw the stateâs congressional maps until fall â after the U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release final numbers from last yearâs population count thatâs required every decade.
The state Constitution requires the Legislature to adopt new legislative districts by the end of session, so lawmakers said Wednesday that they relied on the best data available â the Census Bureauâs American Community Survey from 2015-2019 â to set the new House and Senate district boundaries for the stateâs growing population thatâs estimated to top 3.9 million people.
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OKLAHOMA â The stateâs urban areas will pick up additional seats in the Legislature under new House and Senate redistricting maps unveiled Wednesday.
Oklahoma lawmakers said they likely wonât attempt to redraw the stateâs congressional maps until fall â after the U.S. Census Bureau is expected to release final numbers from last yearâs population count thatâs required every decade.
The state Constitution requires the Legislature to adopt new legislative districts by the end of session, so lawmakers said Wednesday that they relied on the best data available â the Census Bureauâs American Community Survey from 2015-2019 â to set the new House and Senate district boundaries for the stateâs growing population thatâs estimated to top 3.9 million people.