(Oklahoma City) – The Oklahoma State Election Board released annual voter registration statistics today showing 2,272,252 Oklahomans are registered to vote. Oklahoma’s official voter registration statistics are counted every year on January 15.
2020 General Election is Tomorrow – State Election Board Offers Election Day Tips (Oklahoma State Election Board)
(Oklahoma City) – Polls across the state open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, November 3 for Election Day voting.
The State Election Board says this is a unique election year for many reasons – the pandemic, a recent ice storm, and a surge in voter registration numbers.
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Election Officials Alert Voters About False Polling Place Text Message (Oklahoma State Election Board)
(Oklahoma City) – Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax issued a voter alert today, warning voters about a text message that was received by a voter last Friday, that falsely claimed the voter’s polling place had changed. The complaint has been referred by election officials to law enforcement.
The text message falsely advised the . . .
Oklahoma Sees 116K Net Increase in Voter Registrations in 2020; Deadline to Register for General Election is Oct. 9 (Oklahoma State Election Board)
(Oklahoma City) – Voter registration rolls in Oklahoma are surging ahead of the October 9 voter registration deadline, according to new statistics released today by the Oklahoma State Election Board.
Voter registration statistics for the month ending September 30 show a net increase of more than 116,000 registered voters since . . .
State Election Board Officials Caution Voters About Mailing From “OKVOTE” Organization (Oklahoma State Election Board)
(Oklahoma City) – Officials with the Oklahoma State Election Board cautioned voters about a mailing from a Tulsa-based organization, “OKVOTE,” after state and county election offices received several complaints from voters this week.
The mailing is an unsolicited, pre-filled voter registration application accompanied by a letter that mistakenly . . .
Important Information for Absentee Voters (Oklahoma State Election Board)
NOTICE: The following procedures are in effect for the November 3 General Election.
Due to the governor’s COVID-19 state of emergency that was in effect 45 days prior to the General Election, Senate Bill 210 provides an alternate option for absentee voter verification.
For standard absentee ballot affidavits (yellow stripe), the affidavit may be . . .
Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots (The Washington Post)
Anticipating an avalanche of absentee ballots, the U.S. Postal Service recently sent detailed letters to 46 states and D.C. warning that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted — adding another layer of uncertainty ahead of the high-stakes presidential contest.
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Early Voting Begins for Runoff Primary; Absentee Ballot Return Options Available (Oklahoma State Election Board)
(Oklahoma City) – Early voting for the August 25 Runoff Primary begins this week for voters in fifty (50) counties. Early voting is available this Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Counties with state or federal runoff elections will also have early voting on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
While some voters in these counties will have a runoff . . .
July 1, 2020: Census door knockers starting in 6 states later this month
Homes in six states across the U.S. can expect to get knocks on their doors from census takers in two weeks as part of a soft launch of the next phase of the largest head count in U.S. history, Census Bureau officials said Wednesday.
Starting in mid-July, homes whose residents haven’t yet answered . . .