Court asked to dismiss challenge to education tax proposal


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group supporting a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund education is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to dismiss a challenge by an anti-tax group seeking to keep the proposal off the November ballot.

The Yes for SQ 779 campaign filed the brief Friday with the court. The group supports an initiative petition that would generate about $615 million annually for public education.

The anti-tax lobbying arm of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs filed a challenge last month to keep the proposal off the ballot, saying the petition was improperly described on signature pages, among other things.

Supporters of the proposal said Friday the challenge is meritless and filed too late and asks the court to toss the lawsuit to send the initiative to voters.

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