Oklahoma Elections, State, County, City

[Laramie]

Oklahoma State Election Board: https://www.ok.gov/elections/Electio...ons/index.html

Received my mail-in ballots today for my precinct from the Oklahoma County Election Board. There were 3 ballots for me to complete; it included 3 envelopes (2 envelopes need to be placed in the final OUTER ENVELOPE:




1. BALLOTS ATTENTION VOTER:
For secrecy, seal your ballot in this envelope before placing it in the affidavit envelope.

2. AFFIDAVIT (swear or affirm that I... ) NOTARY (Affix Seal Here); my affidavit envelope had yellow horizontal stripes--one at top & one at the bottom.

3. OUTER ENVELOPE
OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOTING MATERIAL (Postage Required)

It cost .65 (cent) for this request to be sent to me via county election board.

I plan to put 2 stamps on the return to make sure postage is covered.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion: https://kfor.com/?s=medicaid+expansion

Medicaid expansion talk in Oklahoma
https://oklahoman.com/article/563421...lk-in-oklahoma

[TheTravellers]

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I plan to put 2 stamps on the return to make sure postage is covered.

Yes, you will need 2 stamps, it weights 1.15 oz. Found something interesting about the postage, though - turns out if you don't put enough (or don't put any at all) on a ballot for a federal election, it will still get delivered, but the county is on the hook for the postage. Don't think it works that way for non-federal elections.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma voters have until 5 p.m., today--Tuesday, June 23, 2020 to request an absentee ballot for the June 30 primary election.

To request an absentee ballot, voters can apply using the OK Voter Portal, at www.ok.gov/elections/OVP.html.

Many local banks and credit unions are offering free notarization and copy services for customers and noncustomers.

The Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City and Pioneer Library System in Norman are also offering free ID copies for absentee voters.

For more information: https://www.ok.gov/elections/

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Oklahoma voters have until 5 p.m., today--Tuesday, June 23, 2020 to request an absentee ballot for the June 30 primary election.

To request an absentee ballot, voters can apply using the OK Voter Portal, at www.ok.gov/elections/OVP.html.

Many local banks and credit unions are offering free notarization and copy services for customers and noncustomers.

The Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City and Pioneer Library System in Norman are also offering free ID copies for absentee voters.

For more information: https://www.ok.gov/elections/

I sent in a charcoal sketch of my driver's license.

[jerrywall]

When I requested my ballot I also requested another voter id card. I'm just gonna include that with my ballot.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

When I requested my ballot I also requested another voter id card. I'm just gonna include that with my ballot.

That's actually a great idea. But what about the November election? Or are you just going to request absentee ballots each and card each time, instead of the yearly option, which I now realize I stupidly did?
I better buy more art supplies.

[jerrywall]

That's actually a great idea. But what about the November election? Or are you just going to request absentee ballots each and card each time, instead of the yearly option, which I now realize I stupidly did?
I better buy more art supplies.

Yeah, I plan to request each time. There's nothing like the experience of going to the voting place and casting my ballot, and I want to do it when I can. I'm hoping by November I won't need to vote by mail.

[Laramie]

Don't Forget, Tuesday, August 23, 2022:

It's Election Day!

It's Election Day for all seventy-seven (77) counties across the state! Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

[bombermwc]

It's a sad day for education in Oklahoma.

If you thought that Oklahoma has a teacher crisis now. Just wait and see what happens if Walters is the state superintendent. And if Stitt gets re-elected with him, we will end up beyond the crisis point. An idiot and a yes man do not bode well for us. And if you think that it doesn't matter that this mess is playing out, note that we've already lost one large deal to Kansas because of our education ranking. And these two bozos are doing everything they can to force their narrow views on the state and screw us all over.

[BoulderSooner]

It's a sad day for education in Oklahoma.

If you thought that Oklahoma has a teacher crisis now. Just wait and see what happens if Walters is the state superintendent. And if Stitt gets re-elected with him, we will end up beyond the crisis point. An idiot and a yes man do not bode well for us. And if you think that it doesn't matter that this mess is playing out, note that we've already lost one large deal to Kansas because of our education ranking. And these two bozos are doing everything they can to force their narrow views on the state and screw us all over.

lol overreact much ...

[onthestrip]

lol overreact much ...

Not really. We already have a massive teacher shortage and then we might elect a guy who constantly criticizes teachers and schools, even stated he wanted to refuse any federal dollars. Not to mention a state BOE who are punishing school districts over the questionable "violations." Probably not the best thing for keeping or attracting good and qualified teachers. I've heard many say they might leave the profession if hes elected.

[Plutonic Panda]

lol overreact much ...

I’ve already spoken to 2 different close friends/family who are going out of their way to leave the state and relocate their entirely family. One is scouting for homes around Denver today. That’s just me I’m sure there’s many others. It’s not overreacting.

[BoulderSooner]

I’ve already spoken to 2 different close friends/family who are going out of their way to leave the state and relocate their entirely family. One is scouting for homes around Denver today. That’s just me I’m sure there’s many others. It’s not overreacting.

the best person for the job won the primary

[bombermwc]

the best person for the job won the primary

Not hardly. Being best qualified doesn't win you the election. Lord knows we see that with both parties across the country. In this case, Walters is not the best candidate comparing any of the candidates.

Let's do some quick comparisons for the now full election.

Jenna Nelson - teacher across different economic levels ( East Baton Rouge, LA, Putnam City, Edmond, Deer Creek). Teach of the year in Deer Creek. Currently teaches at Deer Creek middle school.
Ryan Walters - taught social studies for just a few years before being APPOINTED for his yes man skills. Go read this little article from Tulsa to get a feel for how qualified he is https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/lette...e2124a731.html

And if you don't believe what i said about teachers quitting, well here's a story from Yahoo News even on it https://www.yahoo.com/video/might-ev...192828436.html
It even adds some info about the wag-the-dog executive order Stitt recently signed that is completely meaningless other than to plant some seed into the uneducated on the matter.

[Bunty]

It's a sad day for education in Oklahoma.

If you thought that Oklahoma has a teacher crisis now. Just wait and see what happens if Walters is the state superintendent. And if Stitt gets re-elected with him, we will end up beyond the crisis point. An idiot and a yes man do not bode well for us. And if you think that it doesn't matter that this mess is playing out, note that we've already lost one large deal to Kansas because of our education ranking. And these two bozos are doing everything they can to force their narrow views on the state and screw us all over.

People voted yes on bonds to build nice modern new public schools costing millions, while Walters and Stitt want to entice students out of them with vouchers for private schools. It makes no sense. I don't see the appeal, especially if the private schools offer no sports, band or FFA for starters. Those people who voted for Walters voted against their best interests. I'm glad the runoff vote margin wasn't very large between Walters and his opponent. Fortunately, a much larger group of voters will have their say in November.

[mugofbeer]

People voted yes on bonds to build nice modern new public schools costing millions, while Walters and Stitt want to entice students out of them with vouchers for private schools. It makes no sense. I don't see the appeal, especially if the private schools offer no sports, band or FFA for starters. Those people who voted for Walters voted against their best interests. I'm glad the runoff vote margin wasn't very large between Walters and his opponent. Fortunately, a much larger group of voters will have their say in November.

Choice in just about anything induces competition and a higher quality product - education included.

[Rover]

Choice in just about anything induces competition and a higher quality product - education included.

Um… NO. Education isn’t a business. Serving ALL the citizens doesn’t mean serving those that can wrangle influence and impose their political agendas.

Stitt and Epic demonstrate the idea of privatizing public duties for profit encourages corruption and reduces service to large slices of our society. Funneling state tax money to private schools so privileged kids don’t have to face the real world or mix with “undesirables” is not serving all our citizens.

[TheTravellers]

Um… NO. Education isn’t a business. Serving ALL the citizens doesn’t mean serving those that can wrangle influence and impose their political agendas. ....

Exactly!!! And to expand on that, you could just substitute "government" for "education", governments exist to serve all citizens (or at least, they should).

[bombermwc]

Um… NO. Education isn’t a business. Serving ALL the citizens doesn’t mean serving those that can wrangle influence and impose their political agendas.

Stitt and Epic demonstrate the idea of privatizing public duties for profit encourages corruption and reduces service to large slices of our society. Funneling state tax money to private schools so privileged kids don’t have to face the real world or mix with “undesirables” is not serving all our citizens.

AMEN.

Bunty, you apparently do not understand how this works.

Any private school is welcome to compete against any public school, but to do so that means they have to join OSSAA and follow the same rules as everyone else. Plenty of schools have done this. Go check out the OSSAA average daily metric (attendance) and you can see all the private schools on the list. In OKC, most notably Bishop McGuinness http://www.ossaa.net/docs/2022-23/Cl...022-23_ADM.pdf

Now MOST private schools choose on their own NOT to do that because they do not want to follow those rules. There are groups like Heartland Athletics, Oklahoma Christian Schools Athletics Association, But it's the absolute choice of the school if they want to participate in OSSAA or go their own route. But it also means that if you want to play against everyone else, you have to follow the same rules as everyone else. In this case, this is a prime example of people like Walters wanting to have their cake and eat it too. They want to give public tax money to private schools to go make up their own rules. They can go win any number of "state championships" they want in their 6 school leagues, but it's just a farce.

[Bunty]

Choice in just about anything induces competition and a higher quality product - education included.

Then to better compete against private schools, you better advocate that private school students have the legal right to participate in the sports programs of public schools. There might be a few in the big cities, but I never heard of a private school sports stadium.

Also consider, unlike public schools, private schools get to choose or reject students. If students perform better in private schools, then no wonder.

[TheTravellers]

Then to better compete against private schools, you better advocate that private school students have the legal right to participate in the sports programs of public schools. There might be a few in the big cities, but I never heard of a private school sports stadium.....

Isn't McGuinness private? If so, they've got a sports stadium.

[mugofbeer]

Then to better compete against private schools, you better advocate that private school students have the legal right to participate in the sports programs of public schools. There might be a few in the big cities, but I never heard of a private school sports stadium.

Also consider, unlike public schools, private schools get to choose or reject students. If students perform better in private schools, then no wonder.

(Answering the last few posts, not just Bunty)

I respectfully beg to differ with you. You have conveniently chosen to focus solely on "competition" in school education (which l firmly stand behind). You all know l live in famously progressive Colorado and of my moderately conservative bent but still have huge ties to OK. I fully support the Colorado system because it advocates both competition and choice.

Progressive Colorado has one of the largest school voucher programs in the country. They work not only for "private" and religios schools (which is legally mandated) but also for the many charter schools. In Colorado, ALL charter schools are part of the public school system and cannot discriminate based on the points you made. Furthermore, parents are free to send their kids to public schools other than your regular neighborhood school and even cross school district lines, as long as the schools have the capacity. This is choice and competition.

My own children's neighborhood elementary school was long known to be hostile to parental involvement in their children's education before our kids started attending. The reputation was so bad the administration was changed because choice and competition resulted in few children attending the school for several years.

So, l'm sorry but the real world shows school vouchers, choice and competition ARE valid parts of education. There is simply no way public schools should be given a monopoly on our children's education.

[HangryHippo]

lol overreact much ...

Except it’s not. And now that teachers in OK no longer have to have a degree to teach, we’re winning a race to the bottom.

[Rover]

Except it’s not. And now that teachers in OK no longer have to have a degree to teach, we’re winning a race to the bottom.

And somehow many are actually proud of our state’s promotion of ignorance,