Oklahoma News Primary runoff election day is Tuesday in Oklahoma. Here's everything you need to know: Election Day is Tuesday in Oklahoma, with voters casting ballots for candidates in primary runoffs ahead of November's general election. The polls will be open to registered voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. To view a sample ballot and to find your polling place, go to the Oklahoma Election Board's voter portal at okvoterportal.okelections.us. [The Oklahoman] - A guide to voter rights in Oklahoma. What you need to know before you cast a ballot [The Oklahoman]
- When parents take children with them to the polls, they will be more likely to vote when they're adults [Tulsa Kids]
Recreational marijuana petition secures enough signatures to get on a ballot, but November election not a certainty: Supporters of an initiative petition have obtained enough signatures to get legalized recreational marijuana on an upcoming ballot. But whether all the processes that must be gone through can be completed in time to get the state question on the Nov. 8 ballot is uncertain. [Tulsa World] - Oklahoma recreational marijuana question unlikely to make November general election ballot [The Oklahoman]
- Recreational Marijuana Question Unlikely to Make November Ballot [Oklahoma Watch]
- Proponents of recreational marijuana call for November vote [The Journal Record]
Oklahoma pursuing easier voting access, election integrity: Oklahoma has taken steps in recent years to make voting easier and ensure the integrity of elections. The Oklahoma Election Board in July conducted post-election manual tabulation audits in 33 of the state's 77 counties. The audits, of the June 28 primary elections, confirmed the accuracy of the certified results, according to the board. [The Oklahoman] State Government News Oklahoma lawmaker plans to refile bill that prohibits gender reassignment treatment before 21: An Oklahoma lawmaker says he plans to refile legislation prohibiting anyone under 21-years-old from undergoing gender reassignment treatment. [KFOR] Voting and Election News Education secretary, Shawnee superintendent face off in GOP runoff: Republican voters are being asked once again to make their choice for their party's nominee for state superintendent. [Tulsa World] HD 31 runoff: Sketchy ads, dark money and a Stitt endorsement: In Guthrie's House District 31, Republican runoff candidate Karmin Grider says she has been the target of attack ads that she claims are created by the strategist of her opponent, Collin Duel. Neither candidate agreed to conduct an interview for this article ahead of Tuesday's election, but Duel's strategist has called Grider's comments "slander" and "a lie." [NonDoc] Will Hochatown be Oklahoma's newest municipality? Residents will finally vote to decide: Hochatown finally gets to decide its own fate after a surprise twist in its decades-long saga. [The Oklahoman] Republicans try to connect with Oklahoma City Hispanic voters at new community center: The Republican National Committee has opened a community center in one of Oklahoma City's bluest districts to connect with more Hispanic voters. [The Frontier] 'Old school' Rep. Frank Lucas says money is at the root of extreme nastiness in politics: Third District Congressman Frank Lucas longs for the days when candidates and parties ran political campaigns, corporations weren't people, and dark money wasn't legal. [Tulsa World] Health News Column: Century-old tuberculosis vaccine might help stave off COVID-19: Early in the pandemic, before the advent of COVID-specific vaccines, scientists began trials to see if existing vaccines might help. One they looked at was the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine, developed a century ago to combat tuberculosis. [Adam Cohen and Dr. Rod McEver / The Oklahoman] Criminal Justice News Oklahoma County deputy killed, second wounded while serving eviction notice: A gunman killed one Oklahoma County deputy and wounded another as they tried to serve an eviction notice on Monday afternoon in southwest Oklahoma City. [The Oklahoman] Economy & Business News Local gas prices increase after weeks-long drop: Gasoline prices nationally have gone down for the 10th straight week, but Oklahoma and much of the Midwest have seen an increase. [Tulsa World] Education News New NOC, NWOSU program fast-tracks education degree: A fast-track course for completion of an elementary education degree has been developed for the students at the Enid campuses for Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Northern Oklahoma College. [Enid News & Eagle] Two Tulsa high schools have gun incidents since school began Thursday: Students at two Tulsa high schools have been found in possession of guns since the new school year began Thursday. [Tulsa World] General News Why Some Afghan Refugees in Oklahoma Live In Squalor: An Oklahoma Watch review of more than 100 complaints, apartment unit tours and interviews with residents paint a portrait of unsafe and substandard living conditions for many Afghan refugees who resettled in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. [Oklahoma Watch] Column: Today's anti-government rhetoric dangerously close to that of 1995: Anti-government tracts, video tapes and books handed out in the days before the Oklahoma City bombing have been replaced by TikTok videos. The instant reach of extremism has never been greater. Those with the biggest platforms — politicians, pundits and so forth — were fairly staid in 1995. Not so much anymore. [Bob Doucette Column / Tulsa World] Oklahoma Local News - Woodward County Commissioners extend burn ban, approve fiber optics pipeline bid [Woodward News]
- Rate hikes or new tax to fund Shawnee water plant upgrades [The Shawnee News-Star]
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