Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-156
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Protests - Right to examine filed budget
Official statutory text
Within fifteen (15) days after the filing of any school district
budget with the county excise board of each county in which the
school district is located and with the State Auditor and Inspector,
any taxpayer may file protests with the State Auditor and Inspector
against any alleged illegality of the budget in the manner provided
by this section and Sections 3023 through 3031 of Title 68 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The fifteen-day protest period begins upon the
date the budget is received in the Office of the State Auditor and
Inspector as filed by the county excise board. After receipt of a
taxpayer protest, the State Auditor and Inspector shall transmit by
certified mail one copy of each protest to the clerk of the board of
education, and one copy of each protest to the school district
treasurer and the excise board of each county in which the school
district is located. The taxpayer protest shall specify the alleged
illegality in the budget and the grounds upon which the alleged
illegality is based. Any protest filed by any taxpayer shall inure
to the benefit of all taxpayers. If no protest is filed by any
taxpayer within the fifteen-day period, the budget and any
appropriations thereof shall be deemed legal and final until amended
by the governing body or the county excise board as authorized by
law. Taxpayers shall have the right at all reasonable times to
examine the budget on file with the clerk of the board of education,
the county excise board, or the State Auditor and Inspector for the
purpose of checking illegalities in the budget or for filing
protests in accordance with this section and Sections 3023 through
3031 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
budget with the county excise board of each county in which the
school district is located and with the State Auditor and Inspector,
any taxpayer may file protests with the State Auditor and Inspector
against any alleged illegality of the budget in the manner provided
by this section and Sections 3023 through 3031 of Title 68 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. The fifteen-day protest period begins upon the
date the budget is received in the Office of the State Auditor and
Inspector as filed by the county excise board. After receipt of a
taxpayer protest, the State Auditor and Inspector shall transmit by
certified mail one copy of each protest to the clerk of the board of
education, and one copy of each protest to the school district
treasurer and the excise board of each county in which the school
district is located. The taxpayer protest shall specify the alleged
illegality in the budget and the grounds upon which the alleged
illegality is based. Any protest filed by any taxpayer shall inure
to the benefit of all taxpayers. If no protest is filed by any
taxpayer within the fifteen-day period, the budget and any
appropriations thereof shall be deemed legal and final until amended
by the governing body or the county excise board as authorized by
law. Taxpayers shall have the right at all reasonable times to
examine the budget on file with the clerk of the board of education,
the county excise board, or the State Auditor and Inspector for the
purpose of checking illegalities in the budget or for filing
protests in accordance with this section and Sections 3023 through
3031 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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