• SQ 832: Information and Resources
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Like all Oklahomans, immigrants face ever-rising costs of living. Yet wages have not kept pace, and unique challenges around immigration status often…
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By:
Cole Allen
September 2, 2025 // Updated: November 13, 2025
Lawsuits related a bill that limits the state question process are critical steps to this constitutional right. The Supreme Court must act with haste to strike down SB 1027 as a blatantly unconstitutional limit on free speech and democracy.
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SQ 832 includes multiple provisions beyond raising the minimum wage, aimed at helping Oklahoma families and bolstering the economy.
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By:
Cole Allen
April 16, 2025 // Updated: May 21, 2025
When applying SB 1027's formula statewide, its requirement would exclude 2.1 million citizens (or 89.8% of registered voters) from signing a petition for statutory amendments, and 2.2 million citizens (or 94.4% of registered voters) for constitutional amendments.
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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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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: August 21, 2025
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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