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State Questions Add the Spice to This Year's Election in Oklahoma

With Republicans strong favorites to keep control of Oklahoma's congressional delegation and state Legislature, much of the suspense over Tuesday's general election surrounds seven state questions on the ballot.

Voters will decide a range of issues, including raising the state sales tax to fund teacher pay raises, overhauling liquor laws, easing drug penalties and enshrining the death penalty in the state constitution. Other questions on the ballot would make it harder to regulate farming and ranching, and delete a section of the constitution that prohibits the use of public money to support religion.

Gov. Mary Fallin hasn't taken a public position on any of the questions, but urged voters to do their homework and research the proposals before heading to the ballot on Tuesday.