In Re Referendum Petition No. 30

Citations

• 175 P. 500
• 71 Okla. 91
• 1918 OK 568
• 1918 Okla. LEXIS 868

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus.)</p> <p>1. Statutes — Referendum Petition — Qualification of Electors — Presumption—Evidence.</p> <p>The fact that the lists of registered voters of the several counties of this state which were furnished in the year 1916 to the secretary of state by the several county registrars, in compliance with the act of the Legislature approved February 26, 1916 (Laws 1916, c. 32), fail to show that the names of persons who signed a referendum petition appeared thereon, was not sufficient to overcome the presumption that the persons so signing such referendum petition were qualified electors of the state and legally entitled .to vote on the measure which they, by their petition, asked to be referred.</p> <p>2. Sam|e.</p> <p>The petition, ballot, title, and evidence in this case examined, and held to be sufficient to invoke the referendum prayed for.</p>