Voting Issues

The U.S. Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Oklahoma after state election officials agreed to hand over voter data on the condition that citizen privacy is protected.

House Bill 3722, authored by Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, would make selecting a party affiliation or independent designation a requirement to complete voter registration.

Days after the Oklahoma Secretary of State's office announced the failure of State Question 836, it filed a certification summary with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. That summary helps explain why voters won't see the initiative on a ballot.

Oklahoma's Secretary of State announced on March 6 that a state question to open Oklahoma's primary elections failed to meet signature requirements. But voters may still have a chance to vote on the future of the state's primaries.

The Oklahoma Secretary of State's office says State Question 836 did not receive the signatures it needed to appear on an Oklahoma ballot.

In a tense election year, leaders from Oklahoma’s Native nations want more of their citizens to head to the polls in November.

Critics say effort is fear mongering

An extended signature collection window, verification deadline and ban on foreign contributions in initiative campaigns would benefit Oklahomans, one lawmaker says.

Advocates for ranked-choice voting say the system makes elections less negative and more issue-based. But questions linger over the logistics of adopting the system in Oklahoma’s municipal and statewide elections.

With Election Day arriving one week from today, we look at two very close contests happening here in the Sooner State.