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More than 2 million Oklahoma are registered to vote in 2020

Tulsa Beacon

Official Oklahoma voter registration statistics released recently show 2,090,107 Oklahomans are registered to vote heading into the 2020 election cycle. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are counted every year on January 15. “These statistics continue a decades-long trend of growth for Independents and Republicans as a share of the Oklahoma electorate,” said State Election Board…

Updated state election board website

Tulsa Beacon

The State Election Board has launched a brand new tool that will provide the state’s online voter services in one convenient location. The OK Voter Portal debuted last month on the State Election Board website at elections.ok.gov. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax says it’s a big step forward for engaging voters and enhancing both…

Vote to open liquor stores on Sundays

Tulsa Beacon

On March 3, Tulsa County citizens will vote on whether or not to let liquor stores open on Sundays. The Tulsa County Commission unanimously approved a ballot question to be on the March 3 ballot, which is the date of the presidential primary. Liquor store owners complained that the latest wave of liberalization of the…

Absentee ballot deadline is Nov. 6

Tulsa Beacon

The deadline for application for an absentee ballot for the November 12 City of Tulsa tax increase is 5 p.m. November 6, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. Absentee ballot applications are available at the Election Board office at 555 N. Denver Ave. and an online version is at www.elections.ok.gov. The ballots…

October 18 deadline for voter registration for Nov. 12 vote

Tulsa Beacon

October 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration to vote in the November 12 City of Tulsa bond and sales tax increase election, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. You can register or change your registration by filling out and mailing in an Oklahoma voter registration application that must…

Address notification to state voters

Tulsa Beacon

Over 181,000 registered voters in Oklahoma will receive an official Address Confirmation Notice from the State Election Board over the next two months. The notices are required by state law. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax encourages any voter who  receives an Address Confirmation Notice to quickly respond. “A voter who receives an Address Confirmation…

Editorial: Democrat hopefuls’ proposals

Tulsa Beacon

Here are some of the plans of the mainstream candidates running for the Socialist Democrat nomination for president. Forgive all student debt. Make tuition free for all state-supported colleges and universities. Give poor people a monthly allowance. Place a 2 percent wealth tax on anyone worth more than $10 million. Let 16-year-olds vote. Impeach President…

88,276 from state registration rolls

Tulsa Beacon

The State Election Board completed its statutorily mandated, biennial voter list maintenance on April 15. The process removed 3,030 duplicate voter registrations and 88,276 inactive voter registrations from Oklahoma’s voter rolls. The removal of inactive and duplicate voter registrations is a mostly automated, multi-step process the State Election Board is required by law to conduct…

2018 Vote Results

Tulsa Beacon

U.S. Congress First District 149,938 – Kevin Hern 59 percent 102,878 – Tim Gilpin 41 percent Oklahoma Governor  643,987 – Kevin Stitt 54 percent 500,430 – Drew Edmondson 42 percent 40,768 – Chris Powell 3 percent Lt. Governor 728,547 –  Matt Pinnell 62 percent 406,340 – Anastasia Pittman 35 percent 42,120 – Ivan Holmes (I)…

State voter registration increased

Tulsa Beacon

Official voter registration statistics released last week show a net increase of more than 104,000 voters this year, with total registration well over levels for recent gubernatorial elections. The Oklahoma State Election Board does an official voter registration count on November 1 in years where there is a General Election. This year’s count showed 2,120,843…