File boxes containing the signatures of supporters of an initiative petition to increase the state’s minimum wage are stacked Sept. 15, in front of an Oklahoma City building. (Photo courtesy of Raise the Wage Oklahoma)
OKLAHOMA CITY – It is highly unlikely a state question seeking to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage will be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, a campaign spokeswoman said Wednesday.
“And while it appears it would be extremely difficult to make the 2024 ballot given the delay tactics orchestrated and led by the political insiders at the Oklahoma State Chamber, our work will continue,” said Amber England, a spokesperson for Raise the Wage Oklahoma.
The measure has already survived a protest brought by the State Chamber and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court in an Aug. 15 ruling said supporters of State Question 832 had obtained sufficient signatures to put the matter to a vote of the people.
The petition contained 157,287 verified signatures, well above the 92,263 needed to get it on the ballot.