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Guest
October 27, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. Randal Burris is a life-long Oklahoman, a graduate of Oklahoma State University, and a practicing veterinarian from Broken Arrow. This is one of a series of responses to OK Policy’s blog posts on Oklahoma’s “broken democracy”.
Thank you for…
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Guest
October 13, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
David Dickerson is a retired military officer who served in the active component, Reserve, and National Guard. He now works as an advocate for veterans at the local, state, and national level.
During the last thirteen years of sustained war…
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David Blatt
September 30, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
It may have been hard for Oklahomans and other Americans not to develop an acute case of election envy during the recent Scottish referendum on independence. Eighty-five percent of eligible Scottish voters cast a ballot; in some districts, turnout topped…
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David Blatt
September 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last month, Oklahoma voters went to the polls for primary runoff elections. Well, a few voters went to the polls. Average turnout was a paltry 18.1 percent. In 11 of the 16 runoff contests, fewer than one in five registered…
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David Blatt
September 3, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Dr. John Cox won a decisive victory in last week’s runoff election for the Democratic Party nomination for State Superintendent of Instruction, gaining 62.9 percent of the vote and beating challenger Dr. Freda Deskin by some 25,000 votes out of…
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Gene Perry
November 2, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
To find more about all of the state questions on the ballot in November, see our 2012 State Questions page.
Oklahoma is the only state that requires the governor to approve every parole. Removing the governor from the parole process…
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By:
Guest
October 29, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Wade Patterson is the Garfield County Assessor. For more information on State Question 766, click here
As the County Assessor for Garfield County, I’m afraid that the solution to the issue of taxing intangible property being presented to the voters…
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By:
Gene Perry
October 9, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
On November 6, Oklahoma voters will decide six state questions to amend the State Constitution. Two of the questions involve property taxes, with the others addressing affirmative action, DHS governance, parole decisions, and bonding authority.
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This post is by OK Policy intern Amanda Marcott Thottunkal. Amanda is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Oklahoma. To find more about all of the state questions on the ballot in November, see our 2012…
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By:
Gene Perry
September 26, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
To find more about all of the state questions on the ballot in November, see our 2012 State Questions page.
State Question 762, on the ballot this November, would make paroles granted by the Pardon and Parole Board for non-violent…
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