OADC MEMBER CALL TO ACTION

Your Legislative Committee has been watching SJR 34 as the 2024 Oklahoma Legislative Session has progressed. This provision would eliminate the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and replace it with a system modeled on the one provided for in Article III of the United States Constitution. The OADC has taken a position in opposition to the proposed change.

The House recently passed SJR 34 out of Committee with substituted language.  The full text of the provision may be found at www.oklegislature.gov by clicking on “basic bill search” then typing in “SJR34.”  On the top menu of that screen click on the tab labelled “Versions” and select the hyperlink to “House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill.”

Your OADC Legislative Committee requests that each member take a few minutes out of your day today to telephone your House Representative and express your opposition to SJR 34.  Phone calls are usually more effective than emails. Let them know you are their constituent and that you oppose SJR 34. This is one of the rare instances where the OAJ and OADC are working together in opposition of legislation and every voice counts!

For those who are interested and available, the OAJ is planning a group effort to lobby members of the House against SJR 34 at the Capitol tomorrow, the morning of April 11, 2024.  The OADC membership has been invited to join them in their efforts.