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  • 55% of elections in Oklahoma are uncontested

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    Of 190 regular elections in Oklahoma—105 (55%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Oklahoma has the 18th highest rate of…

  • Three justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three justices on the Oklahoma Court of Appeals face a retention election

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    Three of the nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three of the five justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are up for a retention election on November 5, 2024. Oklahoma is one of two states with two courts of last resort. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is the court of last resort…

  • Oklahoma minimum wage increase initiative will be decided on June 16, 2026

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    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) issued an executive order placing State Question 832, the minimum wage increase initiative, on the June 16, 2026, primary election ballot. State Question 832 State Question 832, which was filed for the Nov. 2024 ballot, was designed to increase the state minimum wage to $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50…

  • Two candidates advance to general election runoff for Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma

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    Karen Keith and Monroe Nichols are running in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tulsa on November 5, 2024. Seven candidates ran in the August 27 general election. No candidate received a majority of the vote, requiring a runoff. Nichols received the most votes with 33.1%, Keith received the second most with 32.6%. Brent…

  • Sequoyah Public Schools, Okla., to hold redo election after discovery of irregular votes

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    Voters in Oklahoma’s Sequoyah Public Schools will see a court-ordered redo election on their ballots on Aug. 27 after the discovery of irregularities in a close race from last spring. Greg Perry and Lyndsey Young ran in a special general election for the Office 2 seat on April 2, Oklahoma’s statewide school board general election…

  • Oklahoma campaign submits signatures for initiative to increase minimum wage to $15

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    In Oklahoma, the campaign Raise The Wage Oklahoma submitted about 180,000 signatures on July 15, 2024, for a ballot initiative, State Question 832. The ballot initiative would increase the state’s minimum wage. Under State Question 832, the minimum wage would increase as follows: $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50 per hour in 2026, $12 per…

  • Tennessee and Wyoming passed anti-red flag law legislation in 2024

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    New laws in Tennessee and Wyoming passed this year prohibiting the use of extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), also known as red flag laws. They are the third and fourth states to adopt such laws after Oklahoma did so in 2020 and West Virginia in 2021.  ERPOs authorize individuals, typically a family member or law…

  • Six states passed laws related to the restoration of voting rights for felons or voting by incarcerated individuals

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    Six states adopted new laws related to voting by individuals convicted of a felony or voting by incarcerated individuals, including two states with Republican trifectas that passed bills to restore voting rights to certain individuals convicted of a felony more quickly. In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed HB 1629 on May 13, restoring voting rights to people convicted…

  • Nine states approved bills related to noncitizen voting, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures this November

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    Nine states, including seven with Republican trifectas, have enacted legislation this year related to the eligibility of noncitizens to vote. In total, voters in eight states will consider ballot measures related to noncitizen voting at the November general election.  In Louisiana, SB 436 requires proof of citizenship for voter registration applications. In 2022, Louisiana voters approved a ballot…