Should Oklahoma’s statewide elections use open primaries? That’s what State Question 836 wants to ask Oklahoma voters. Volunteers started collecting signatures on the initiative petition on Wednesday.

A new Oklahoma law will reduce the number of dates when local elections can be held, consolidating six possible election dates throughout the year to five specific dates.

Supporters of an effort to open the state’s primary voting system on Wednesday began gathering signatures. They have until Jan. 28 to collect 172,993 signatures to get State Question 836 on the ballot.

The Oklahoma State Election Board announced on Friday it’s no longer offering election reminders. According to election officials, the new change to services is due to a change with its vendor, with the following services no longer being offered: Email notifications are not affected by this change.

In Oklahoma City, the longest early voting wait was two to three hours, but at the Edmond location, voters waited as long as six hours, said Oklahoma County Assistant Election Board Secretary Tuesday Sanders. “It didn’t start off that way, but people kept coming and coming,” she said.

The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up efforts to collect voter registration data and election records from states across the country—and Oklahoma is on the list. According to an Associated Press review, at least 15 states have received requests ...

DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) -- A recent court ruling could bring changes to how Oklahomans vote in primary elections. The Oklahoma State Supreme Court unanimously decided that opening up primary elections to all voters is constitutional — allowing voters to ...

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols is preparing to ask city councilors this week to approve a special election in February for a sales tax increase he says the city needs for its future.

An Oklahoma woman, Victoria Vincenza Dill, 31, has been indicted for allegedly voting twice in the November 2024 general election, facing a felony charge of illegal voting that carries up to five years in prison and a $50,