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🎙️ Oklahoma Memo Podcast: My interview with gubernatorial candidate Cyndi Munson. Watch it on YouTube, listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
OKLAHOMA MEMO
What Cyndi Munson Would Do as Governor
Poll results:
We received 219 votes on the Monday poll, “Does downtown Oklahoma City need a new school?”
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Yes. More education options are a good thing. (54)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No. Existing public schools should come first. (78)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Maybe. It depends on enrollment and demand. (58)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I'm not sure yet. (29)
New poll question at the bottom of today’s newsletter. (You can also suggest a poll question by emailing me at [email protected].)
Deadlines approaching to register to vote in Oklahoma general elections, request absentee ballots
Voters mark their ballots in the Oklahoma County Election Board on June 11 in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Courtney Bell/Oklahoma Voice)
By Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
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Oklahomans have until Friday to complete their voter registration for the Nov. 3 general elections if they haven’t yet done so.
The same deadline applies to anyone needing to update their registration with a different name or address.
Those seeking to register to vote for the first time or update their registration can do so online through the Oklahoma Voter Portal or in person at their county election board.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Oct. 19. A county election board must receive a voter’s mailed absentee ballot by 7 p.m. on election night for it to count. Any hand-delivered absentee ballots must arrive at the voter’s county election board by close of business on the Monday before the election.
A blackout period on switching political parties, which ran from April 1 to Aug. 31, is now over, meaning registered voters can also change their party affiliation.
The Nov. 3 General Elections are open to voters of any party, as well as independents.
These elections will decide Oklahoma’s next governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representatives, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state superintendent, state treasurer, and commissioners of labor, insurance and corporation.
Depending on where they live, Oklahomans’ ballots could include a state House or Senate race and county elections. Voters must decide on Nov. 3 whether to keep sitting Oklahoma Supreme Court justices and state appeals court judges in office.
Two state questions will appear on all ballots.
State Question 845 would change rules for making appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission.
State Question 847 will reduce how much a property’s assessed value can increase each year, impacting property tax rates.
Early voting runs from Oct. 28-31. Polls are open on Nov. 3 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
I Almost Threw Out My Keurig. It Wasn't Broken.
Every cup from my Keurig started tasting weak, flat, stale — so I unplugged it and stuck it in a closet. Then I learned the dirty secret of grocery store K-Cups: by the time a pod reaches your kitchen, it's usually spent months going from factory to warehouse to truck to shelf. The flavor oils are long gone. Some brands even over-roast to hide it.
The fix wasn't a new machine. It was fresh pods from Angelino's, a family-owned L.A. roastery that roasts, packs, and ships within 3–5 days — straight to your door, from 39¢ a cup. Over 1,000,000 happy customers. 50+ flavors, no subscription required, and 15% off your first order, applied automatically at checkout.
The Oklahoma Rundown 📰
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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:
Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks State Question 843 (News 9)
Supreme Court declines to hear former Tulsa officer's appeal for qualified immunity (KJRH)
Indiscriminate mass surveillance’: Judge says ALPR search violated Fourth Amendment in meth case (NonDoc)
ACLU condemns 'deplorable' conditions at Oklahoma immigration detention center (OPMX)
“Building the airplane while it’s flying”: Oklahoma schools set guardrails for AI in the classroom (Oklahoma Watch)
Oklahoma oil company plugs disposal well that posed threat to city’s drinking water (The Frontier)
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes institute 3-year data center ban (KOSU)
Suspension lifted for Kickapoo Tribe Chairman after lack of evidence for criminal investigation (KOSU)
New round of opioid abatement funding opens for Oklahoma schools (KOSU)
Oklahoma jail diversion programs lower recidivism. Stakeholders say rural communities lack access (KOSU)
One dead, another hospitalized following shooting, stabbing near Meridian (Guthrie News Page)
Adam Dorrel resigns as UCO head football coach following postgame conduct (KFOR)
Tuesday Poll
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