Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma SQ 794 Campaign Launch Event in Lawton on September 14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2017
Contact: Krystal Yoseph, Bumbershoot PR
405-778-0001, [email protected]
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Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma SQ 794 Campaign Launch Event in Lawton on September 14
Crime victims’ rights organization to host third, final in kickoff series featuring local speakers
LAWTON – Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma, crime victims’ rights legislation appearing on the November 2018 ballot as State Question 794, will finalize a two-day statewide campaign announcement beginning on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, with a morning press conference at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lawton on Thursday, September 14.
The launch of SQ 794 comes after the bipartisan passage of Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma, known during the 2017 session as SJR 46, through the state legislature this past April.
Additional press conferences will take place in Oklahoma City in the morning of September 13 and in Tulsa later that afternoon. All events are open to the public.
Upon final passage by a vote of the people in the next general election, Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma SQ 794 will ensure that constitutionally enforced rights are afforded to victims of crime, equal, or “co-equal,” to those afforded and guaranteed to the accused and convicted.
WHAT: Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma SQ 794 Campaign Launch – Lawton
WHO: Scheduled speakers include District Attorney Jason Hicks, District 6; Angela Wiles, crime victim and founder of Always Date Without Violence; and Kim Moyer, State Director of Marsy’s Law for Oklahoma
Other supporters and advocates for victims’ rights will be in attendance
WHEN: Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Hilton Garden Inn; 135 NW 2nd St, Lawton, OK 73501
HOW: Parking arrangements for media may be accommodated; RSVP at [email protected] or 405-778-0001
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