This upcoming Tuesday (03-07-23) Oklahomans will be heading to the polls to cast their votes on S.Q. 820 which would legalize recreational marijuana in the Sooner State. However, there's a lot more to it than that.
The results are in from yesterday's election for Lawton Mayor and the open Ward 2 city council seat. Stan Booker has won re-election and will be serving a second term as Mayor. The Ward 2 city council seat remains in play.
Today's the day, it's "Super Tuesday" in Lawton, Fort Sill. Time to head to the polls and cast your vote. The election is for Lawton City Mayor and for the open Ward 2 City Council member position.
Next month it will be time to head to the polls in Lawton, Fort Sill to cast your vote on the Mayoral and City Council races. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, September 14th (09-14-21) election day. Be an active participant in this experiment in self government by letting your voice be heard and voting. It's one of the most important things you can do.
Lawton went to the polls yesterday (02-09-21) and voted to increase and extend the Hotel-Motel Tax. Roughly 2,000 people voted and over 75% voted yes on the proposal so it passed by an overwhelming majority. The new Hotel-Motel Tax with go into effect on (05-01-21) and will be a 7% tax on all non-residents for local hotel, motel and Airbnb stays. The new Hotel-Motel Tax measure will be for a period of 10 years.
This election year is turning out to be a very interesting one, to say the least. From shrewdly telling it like it is to the ushering in of a “political revolution”, the platforms of each candidate are hard hitting and about as diverse as they come.
Today there is a primary election in our state. If you are 18 or over you should be registered to vote and figuring out the best time to go to your local polling place. Here is some sad news for our very RED state! According to the 2012 Oklahoma Civic Health Index, which was developed by a team of faculty and student researchers at the University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoman's rank 44th among al
After months and months of being bombarded with political buzz, Election Day is finally upon us. It's a little exhausting to deal with Bayonets and amusing autotuning and everything in between, so it's about darn time society gets back to business and resumes normality.
When people vote, they often do it in schools, city halls or churches. And new research says our polling places may actually affect the ballots we cast.