Oklahoma State Question 753 (2010)

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Oklahoma State Question 753, or the Senate Approval of Workers Compensation Board Members Act, is scheduled to appear on the 2010 state ballot in Oklahoma as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment.[1]

If approved, SQ 753 would grant to the Oklahoma State Senate the right to review and approve any person chosen by the Governor of Oklahoma to fill a position on the Workers' Compensation Court. It would, if approved, amend Section 1 of Article VII of the Oklahoma Constitution.

Ballot language

The ballot language that Oklahoma voters will see reads as follows:[2]

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 1 of Article 7. This Section deals with judges and justices. This includes judges on the Workers' Compensation Court.
The Governor appoints all Workers' Compensation Court judges. Current law limits this appointment power. The Governor can only appoint a nominee submitted by the Judicial Nominating Commission. That Commission submits three names to the Governor. It also submits the name of the incumbent judge, if that judge chooses to seek reappointment.
This measure further limits the Governor's power to appoint these judges. It requires the Senate to approve the appointment of Worker's Compensation Court judges. The measure does not address what occurs when the Senate does not confirm an appointment. It does not make clear whether the Commission submits another name to the Governor or whether the Governor is limited to appointing from the remaining nominee(s).

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References

  1. ↑ Text and history of State Question 753
  2. ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State, "Proposed State Questions"

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