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Other states have issues

with Right to Farm
CNHI Oklahoma
AHLEQUAH Opents of State Question
- the right to farm
ative on Oklahomas
ember ballot - found
me ammunition when
alition in Nebraska
ounced it had
pped plans to pursue
addition of right-tom language to its state
stitution.
he language was introed in the unicameral
raska legislature, but
not advance. Agricull leaders in the state
farming interests
decided protections
uld not be sought
ugh constitutional
ustment, but state
ute.
We are united in our
ef that protecting
members interests
the future of aglture isnt about a
le ballot measure
nitiative, said Steve
son, Nebraska Farm
eau president, in a
ase. Its about initiatactions, policy and
erwise, that creates
nvironment where
members can thrive
boost local and state
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targeted to immediate
lenges such as maksure high property tax
dens arent the reason
ilies are pushed out of
culture.
troduced by Rep.
tt Biggs, R-Chickasha,
777 will appear on
Nov. 8 state ballot for
sideration by voters.
ould add language
he Oklahoma Conution reading: The
slature shall pass no
that abridges the right
armers and ranchers
mploy agricultural
nology and livestock
duction and ranching
ctices without a coming state interest.
orth Dakota and Misri have placed rightarm language in their
stitutions through balnitiatives, and some
dents in those states
e complained the
asures have hurt small
ily farms while giving
reign to agricultureed corporations.
orth Dakota approved
change in 2012. Votagain went to the polls
June 14, 2016, in a refndum, and rejected a
asure that would have
wed a corporation
wn a dairy or pork
duction facility.
he state farmers union
hed for the referen-

CNHI Oklahoma
Bill John Baker, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, has stated that the
tribe is opposed to State Question 777, or Right to Farm. The Inter-Tribal
Council of the Five Civilized Tribes has also announced its opposition.
dum after North Dakota
lawmakers, claiming the
states dairy and swine industries needed modernization, voted to loosen
a 1932 law that banned
non-family businesses
from running farms or
owning farmland.
Missouris right-to-farm
initiative passed in 2014,
but required a recount.
Requests for comment
to three farming operations in Missouri were not
returned by press time.
Since its introduction,
SQ 777 has been contentious between agricultural
and environmental interests within Oklahoma.
Those against Right to
Farm claim it allows too
much room for farmers
to dump waste and abuse
animals by minimizing
state oversight. Supporters assert the compelling
state interest language
gives the Legislature
room to pass agricultural
and livestock regulations,
and that state constitutions do not trump
federal regulatory power.
Opponents, though, say
they dont trust the Legislature to look out for their
interests.
Those favoring Right

to Farm further contend

their disagreement lies
mostly with interference
by animal rights activism
from outside Oklahoma,
not with in-state environmental and clean water
interests. Opponents
argue that no industry
deserves exclusive constitutional protection.
The Oklahoma Cattlemens Association,
Oklahoma Pork Council,
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association and Oklahoma Cotton Council are
among the organizations
that have announced
their support for SQ 777.
The opposing coalition, the Oklahoma
Stewardship Council,
includes STIR, the
Oklahoma Chapter of the
Sierra Club, the Humane
Society, the Oklahoma
Alliance for Animals and
the Oklahoma Municipal
League.
A second opposition
coalition, Oklahoma Rising Inc., has formed the
coalition Oklahomans for
Food, Farm and Family.
All anti-SQ 777 coalitions have announced
their intentions to inform
voters of the potential
drawbacks of passage.

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IN BRIEF
GRAND OPENING

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Washington
County Republican
Party opens up
headquarters
At noon on Sept. 12, the
Washington County Republican Party will host a grand
opening of its new election
headquarters. The headquarters is located at 201
S. Osage and the hours are
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
For a small donation,
receive Trump Pence
merchandise and also
support other Republican
candidates. Chairman
Mike Dunlap encourages
all Republicans to exercise
their right to vote and to be
informed of the issues and
questions on the ballot this
November.
Those not registered
to vote may do so at the
Washington County Election Board ofce or come
to the Washington County
Republican Headquarters.
Election Day is Nov. 8. For
more information, contact
Dunlap at 918-914-9182.

MEETING

Former senator to
discuss SQ777
Information on state
question 777 will be
presented at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday at Quality Inn and
Suites, 222 SE Washington
Blvd. Speaker will be former
State Sen. Paul Muegee,
a John F. Kennedy Prole
in Courage award winner,
currently involved with the
Oklahoma Stewardship
Council, who will lead the
kick-off campaign meeting.
Citizens are invited
to attend with the Local
League of Women Voters
members who are hoping
to learn more about this
important state question on
Nov. 8 ballot. Call 918-3372118 for more information
on this meeting, about
SQ777, or upcoming voter
registration events.

FATALITY

OHP seeks vehicle,

three people in hitand-run
(TNS) Oklahoma
Highway Patrol troopers are
looking for three persons
of interest and a vehicle in
an Aug. 20 hit-and-run that
killed a Wagoner woman.
An unknown vehicle
struck and killed April Lee
Edwards, 34, at about 3
a.m. while she was walking
along Oklahoma 51, about
one-and-half miles west of
Wagoner County Road 250.
We had one (lead) that
didnt pan out, Trooper
Robert Francis said. Were
driving all over the place
trying to nd them.
Oklahoma Highway
Patrol troopers are seeking
tips on the whereabouts
of white Chevrolet Impala,
made between 2006 and
2016. Troopers obtained
security footage from a
nearby convenience store,
in which three males exited
the vehicle and inspected
the car for damage, according to a media release from
Trooper Dwight Durant.
Anyone with information
pertaining to the Chevrolet Impala with possible
damage to the passenger
side is encouraged to call
Trooper Robert Francis at
(918) 683-3256.

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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2016

Voter registration
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College of Charleston students Trevor Catalano (left) and Ashley Gennarelli, both of Greenville, South Carolina, fill out a
voter registration form while waiting in line for a slice of pizza at a Rock The Vote student registration drive on campus in
Charleston, South Carolina, in 2012. The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming 2016 presidential election is Oct. 14.
RANDALL HILL/MCT

By Kieran Steckley
Stillwater NewsPress

(TNS) America is about

65 days from electing a new
president.
The public is about 22 days
from hearing the presidential
candidates debate on the same
stage for the first time.
And another, arguably more
important, deadline comes
shortly after that.
The deadline to register to vote
in Oklahoma is Oct. 14.
Citizens can also change party
and address in time for the Nov.
8 election.
Voter applications must be
received by Oct. 14. After that,
registration will be closed and
reopened after the No. 8 election.
Anyone who is 18 years or
older, a citizen of the United
States and a resident of Oklahoma is eligible to vote in
Oklahoma.
Out-of-state college students
will need to register for absentee
ballot in their state of residence.
Deadlines may vary.
A convicted felon may not
register for a period equal to

the time of the original sentence. A convicted felon who

has been pardoned may register, according to the Oklahoma
State election board. Those who
have been judged by a court to
be incapacitated cannot register
to vote.
Registration requires filling
out a form and turning it in to
the State Election Board. When
the application is approved, the
county election board will mail
a voter identification card to the
address on the application. The
card will have personal information on it as well as the voting
precinct. More information,
including an application, can be
https://www.ok.gov/elections/
Voter_Info/Register_to_Vote/
index.html.
Oklahoma voters will also be
asked to vote on several state
questions, which are:
SQ 776 provides constitutional language to enforce the
death penalty as long as the
execution isnt prohibited by the
United States Constitution, that
the death penalty is not cruel and
unusual punishment;
SQ 777 also known as Right

to Farm, creating constitutional

rights for agriculture practices,
which would essentially limit
outside attempts at regulations;
SQ 779 the Penny Sales Tax,
would fund education, which
include teacher raises, money
for higher education and money
for vocational and technology
education, as well as money
for grants and early childhood
programs;
SQ 780 Reduces some
property crimes and drug possession crimes from felony to
misdemeanor;
SQ 781 Dependent on SQ
780, would take money saved
from the reduction in felonies
and create drug rehabilitation
programs;
SQ 790 Repeals the part of
the state constitution, would
allow public money to be spent
on religious purposes;
SQ 792 Allows grocery
stores and convenience stores
to sell strong beer and wine
More information on state
questions can be found at
https://www.ok.gov/elections/
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Switzer Urges Voters to cast

No on OK State Question 777
whats best for Oklahomans public
welfare.
These corporations are trying to
mislead voters by painting SQ 777
My passion for the gridiron is as right to farm and using wholesome imagery of famwell known. What a lot of
ily
farmers
and
people dont know about
Oklahoma landscapes
me is my love of animals.
to lure votes to change
My wife, Becky, and I
our state constitution.
own several dogs and
This is a problem
they are a big part of our
because SQ 777 isnt
life. We have trained
about family farmers;
working dogs, and we
its about big-time
own others that are being
corporate agriculture
trained for search and reswanting fewer and
cue missions. Weve also
fewer restrictions on
rescued many dogs over
Barry Switzer
how they operate.
the years who were
Oklahomas famiabused or neglected and Vote No on SQ 777
ly farmers have
we do whatever we can
always been good
to elevate animal welfare, including facilitating adop- team players, taking care of land,
tions. Our passion for animals is water and air. Big Ag doesnt have
just one of the reasons we oppose the same game plan and winning
record.
State Question 777.
Big Ag is trying to represent
If SQ 777 passes, it will make it
easier for puppy mills to exist. itself as the underdog, as the little
Puppy mill operators will be able team being blitzed. Theyre actualto classify themselves as farmers ly going town to town across our
state saying theyre in danger of
and their animals as livestock.
Puppy mills are atrocities where being sacked and that our food supneglect, disease and abuse is ram- ply could be compromised.
Im not making this up. Thats
pant. Animals are caged 24-7 and
some live their entire lives in wire what theyre saying to scare
cages, never once touching or Oklahomans into voting yes.
rolling in the grass. Adult dogs are Football coaches would call this a
often debarked, which involves trick play, a tight end around, and
ramming a steel rod down their we shouldnt be fooled by it.
Consider this football analogy:
throats to rupture their vocal cords.
I could go on with the atrocities, One team is Big Ag. The other
but you get the point: puppy mills team is natural resources and animal welfare. The referees are state
are an abomination.
Another reason Becky and I are and local officials who make sure
voting no on SQ 777 is because it both sides play fair. But a yes
threatens Oklahomas ability to vote for SQ 777, gives Team Big
maintain clean water and air for Ag the referees, too.
If this happens, its game over.
our grandchildren. Instead, it gives
constitutional protection to corpo- Big Ag will hang half-a-hundred
rations who profit off industrial on us.
Join me in voting No on 777.
farming, entrusting them, and not
local and state officials, to decide
SQ 777 would let Big Ag be the
player and the referee. Barry
Switzer.

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Commentary

Coach Switzer, wife says SQ 777 will allow puppy mills

By Barry Switzer
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coaches would call this

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The Piedmont-Surrey Gazette

Commentary

Coach Switzer, wife says SQ 777 will allow puppy mills

By Barry Switzer
My passion for the
gridiron is well known.
What a lot of people dont
know about me is my love
of animals.
My wife, Becky, and I
own several dogs and they
are a big part of our life.
We have trained working
dogs, and we own others
that are being trained for
search and rescue missions. Weve also rescued
many dogs over the years
who were abused or neglected and we do whatever we can to elevate
animal welfare, including
facilitating adoptions. Our

passion for animals is just

one of the reasons we oppose State Question 777.
If SQ 777 passes, it will
make it easier for puppy
mills to exist. Puppy mill
operators will be able to
classify themselves as
farmers and their animals
as livestock.
Puppy mills are atrocities where neglect, disease and abuse is rampant. Animals are caged
24-7 and some live their
entire lives in wire cages,
never once touching or
rolling in the grass. Adult
dogs are often debarked,
which involves ramming

a steel rod down their

throats to rupture their
vocal cords.
I could go on with the
atrocities, but you get the
point: puppy mills are an
abomination.
Another reason Becky
and I are voting no on SQ
777 is because it threatens Oklahomas ability to
maintain clean water and
air for our grandchildren.
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entrusting them, and not
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to decide whats best for

Oklahomans public welfare.

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trying to mislead voters
by painting SQ 777 as
right to farm and using
wholesome imagery of
family farmers and Oklahoma landscapes to lure
votes to change our state
constitution. This is a
problem because SQ 777
isnt about family farmers; its about big-time
corporate
agriculture
wanting fewer and fewer
restrictions on how they
operate.
Oklahomas
family
farmers have always been

good team players, taking

care of land, water and
air. Big Ag doesnt have
the same game plan and
winning record.
Big Ag is trying to
represent itself as the underdog, as the little team
being blitzed. Theyre actually going town to town
across our state saying
theyre in danger of being
sacked and that our food
supply could be compromised.
Im not making this up.
Thats what theyre saying to scare Oklahomans
into voting yes. Football
coaches would call this

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a trick play, a tight end

around, and we shouldnt
be fooled by it.
Consider this football
analogy: One team is
Big Ag. The other team
is natural resources and
animal welfare. The referees are state and local
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both sides play fair. But
a yes vote for SQ 777,
gives Team Big Ag the
referees, too.
If this happens, its
game over. Big Ag will
hang half-a-hundred on
us.
Join me in voting No
on 777.

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SQ 777 would let Big

Ag be player, referee
By BarrySwitzer

My passion for the gridiron is well

known. What a lot of people dont
know about me is my love of animals.
My wife, Becky, and I own several
dogs and they are a big part of our life.
We have trained working dogs, and we
own others that are being trained for
search and rescue missions. Weve also
rescued many dogs over the years who
were abused or neglected and we do
whatever we can to elevate animal welfare, including facilitating adoptions.
Our passion for animals is just one of
the reasons we oppose State Question
777.
If SQ 777 passes, it will make it
easier for puppy mills to exist. Puppy
mill operators will be able to classify
themselves as farmers and their animals
as livestock.
Puppy mills are atrocities where
neglect, disease, and abuse is rampant.
Animals are caged 24-7 and some live
their entire lives in wire cages, never
once touching or rolling in the grass.

Adult dogs are often debarked, which

involves ramming a steel rod down
their throats to rupture their vocal
cords.
I could go on with the atrocities,
but you get the point: puppy mills are
an abomination.
Another reason Becky and I are
voting no on SQ 777 is because it
threatens Oklahomas ability to maintain clean water and air for our grandchildren. Instead, it givesconstitutional
protection to corporations who profit off
industrial farming, entrusting them,
and not local and state officials, to decide whats best for Oklahomans public welfare.
These corporations are trying to
mislead voters by painting SQ 777 as
right to farm and using wholesome
imagery of family farmers and Oklahoma landscapes to lure votes to change
our state constitution. This is a problem because SQ 777 isnt about family
farmers; its about big-time corporate

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agriculture wanting fewer and

fewer restrictions on how they
operate.
Oklahomas family farmers have always been good team
players, taking care of land,
water, and air. Big Ag doesnt
have the same game plan and
winning record.
Big Ag is trying to represent itself as the underdog, as
the little team being blitzed.
Theyre actually going town
to town across our state saying theyre in danger of being
sacked and that our food supply could be compromised.
Im not making this up.
Thats what theyre saying to

scare Oklahomans into voting

yes. Football coaches would
call this a trick play, a tight end
around, and we shouldnt be
fooled by it.
Consider this football
analogy: One team is Big Ag.
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The referees are state and local
officials who make sure both
sides play fair. But a yes vote
for SQ 777, gives Team Big Ag
the referees, too.
If this happens, its game
over. Big Ag will hang half-ahundred on us.
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on 777.

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OK AG Groups Host
Sporting Clay Shoot
to Support SQ777
Oklahoma
agriculture
groups are hosting a sporting
clays shoot to help support the
vote yes campaign for SQ777,
known as, Oklahomas Right
to Farm. The sporting clays
shoot will take place on
Thursday, Oct. 13 at Silverleaf
Shooting Sports located near
Guthrie, Okla.The proceeds
from the shoot will benefit
Oklahoma Farmers Care to
support the SQ777 Vote Yes
Campaign, said Jimmy
Kinder, Treasurer of Oklahoma
Farmers Care. Oklahoma
Agriculture groups are united
in supporting SQ777 because
agriculture is the lifeblood of
Oklahomas economy and a
deeply held part of Oklahomas
heritage.Registration for
event will begin at 11 a.m.,
followed by lunch at noon. A
mandatory Safety Meeting for
all shooters starts at 12:30 p.m.
and shooting begins promptly
at 1 p.m.Individuals or teams
of four may participate.
Entering early is encouraged.
On-site entry is available for an
additional cost. Awards will be
given to the top individual and
top team.To learn more or
enter,
visit http://
w w w. o k c a t t l e m e n . o r g /
sq777sportingclaysshoot.aspx.Oklahoma
Farmers Care is a group of
Oklahoma farmers and farmerled organizations that are
working in sup

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