McCurtain County election invalidated by 137-year-old law

The Oklahoma Supreme Court made the rare move of striking the results of a 2022 lodging tax election in McCurtain County, citing a 137-yearold law while simultaneously requesting that the Legislature update the statute. The decision marks the latest development in a southeastern Oklahoma political battle raging between Hochatown — a new and growing town with more than 2,000 vacation rental cabins…