A new Oklahoma law will reduce the number of dates when local elections can be held, consolidating six possible election dates throughout the year to five specific dates.Senate Bill 652 is designed to save money for counties and increase voter engagement by reducing election fatigue.
Nearly three hundred new laws will take effect in Oklahoma on Saturday. Having covered many of them from their inception, KOSU and StateImpact report what Oklahomans can expect as the latest legislative will of their state lawmakers takes shape.
In Oklahoma City, the longest early voting wait was two to three hours, but at the Edmond location, voters waited as long as six hours, said Oklahoma County Assistant Election Board Secretary Tuesday Sanders. “It didn’t start off that way, but people kept coming and coming,” she said.
Lawmakers are studying ways to reduce the long waits early voters experienced during the last presidential election. At least three county election boards – Oklahoma, Tulsa and Cleveland – plan to open additional locations,
Conservative messaging and media strategy appear to be reshaping the race for governor, according to new poll.
An Oklahoma woman was indicted by the Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury on one felony count of voting illegally.
An Oklahoma County woman has been indicted, accused of voting twice in the Nov. 2024 general election. Victoria Vincenza Dill, 31, is charged with one felony count of voting illegally.
An Oklahoma City woman has been accused of voting twice in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. The state's multicounty grand jury indicted Victoria Vincenza Dill, 31, on Oct. 9 on a felony charge of voting illegally. The maximum punishment for the offense is five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.