Oklahoma is one of 39 states where voters have a role in selecting judges. On Nov. 5, 2024, Oklahoma voters will decide whether to retain three Supreme Court justices, three Court of Civil Appeals judges, and six Court of Civil…
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By:
Kandis West
October 3, 2024 // Updated: October 3, 2024
State Question 833 will be on the ballot on November 5, 2024.
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State Question 834 would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to clarify that only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in the state.
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By:
Cole Allen
October 6, 2023 // Updated: October 6, 2023
Factsheet: What to know about Online Voter Registration in Oklahoma [PDF]
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While lawmakers worked to make some improvements to Oklahoma’s democracy in the 2023 legislative session, there are still many opportunities to bring our state closer to…
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By:
Cole Allen
August 9, 2023 // Updated: July 22, 2024
Oklahoma’s lawmakers must keep our democracy strong and stop putting forward legislation designed to diminish the power of the initiative petition and state question process in Oklahoma. In 2020, Oklahomans passed State Question 802 to expand Medicaid access in Oklahoma,…
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Authors: Cole Allen, Vivian Morris, Gabriela Ramirez-Perez
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Oklahoma’s democracy is inaccessible to many Oklahomans, especially those in historically marginalized communities. We’ve consistently had among the nation’s lowest rates of electoral participation, with only 4 in 10 eligible…
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David Gateley
February 13, 2023 // Updated: February 28, 2023
NOTE: This version corrects the amount of marijuana that an individual would be allowed to posses. [2-28-23]
State Question 820 will be on the ballot on March 7, 2023.
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By:
Cole Allen
October 25, 2022 // Updated: October 25, 2022
Oklahoma Candidates and Election Information
Everything You Need to Know About Voting in Oklahoma (2022 General Election) [Together Oklahoma]
2022 Oklahoma Voter Guide [League of Women Voters of Oklahoma]
2022 Election Guide [Let’s Fix This]
Oklahoma Retention Ballot of Judges…
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By:
Cole Allen
October 4, 2022 // Updated: October 10, 2022
[Download this information sheet as a printable PDF]
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To help Oklahomans understand the processes of Oklahoma’s absentee voter process, OK Policy and Together Oklahoma have developed this overview for the Nov. 8, 2022 general election.
Absentee voting…
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By:
Sabine Brown
April 12, 2022 // Updated: November 28, 2022
Legislators this session have filed several bills that would increase the threshold for citizen-led petitions or raise the bar needed to approve them once they’re on the ballot. State questions have played a vital role in enacting needed change — we should not be creating more barriers in this process.
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