ROPE Report Short - PIKEOFFOTA Sues OTA For Open Meetings Violations

In 2022 PikeOffOTA sued the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority for Open Meetings violations regarding their new 3-turnpike plan that would run through Norman and surrounding areas. In District Court, PikeOffOTA won, only to lose at the Supreme Court level in 2023. See more information here: 

https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2022/12/01/judge-oklahoma-turnpike-authority-violated-open-meeting-act-access-project-contracts-rendered-invalid/

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/state-supreme-court-rules-for-ota-in-open-meeting-act-lawsuit/article_edb07d64-ffc7-11ed-a535-33a72da7578d.html

PikeOffOTA also sued the OTA in 2022, challenging them to show that the agency even had the authority to issue the bonds that were financing the building. Again, they lost. See more here: 

https://okcfox.com/news/local/pikeoff-ota-ota-square-off-in-legal-battle-over-issuing-bonds-oklahoma-supreme-court-pike-off-oklahoma-turnpike-authority-richard-darby-chief-justice-norman-turnpike-homes-home-house-south-extension-ok-okc

In response - and not covered in the video here - the OTA sued to stop the passage of HB2263, which would eliminate the Governor's full appointment power to the Board of OTA, instead giving the Governor 2 appointments and the Senate Pro Temp and House Speaker 2 appointments each. 

Stitt vetoed the bill originally, with the legislature overriding the Governor's veto, making the bill law without the Governor's signature. 

In the lawsuit, the OTA accused legislators of writing the law with help from PikeOffOTA members who were listed by name in the lawsuit - something which could be construed to be retaliation to PikeOffOTA citizens who are merely expressing their right to be heard on the issue. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...


See the full video on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQqot8rvOBM 

And Rumble 

https://rumble.com/v4hhm3f-rope-report-live-whitney-mullica-from-pikeoffota-will-join-us-dont-miss-thi.html