FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAug. 14, 2020 CONTACT: Heather Hope-Hernandezheatherannhope@gmail.com; 918-607-2923 MEDIA ADVISORY It’s the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote: Get Out There and Be Heard!Tulsans Encourage Everyone to Exercise Their Rights TULSA—On the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution that gave women the vote, a coalition of local groups and individuals urges all …
As a community, we are grieving. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many unnamed black men and women are heartbreaking and unacceptable. We believe black lives matter. At the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa, we work to defend democracy and empower voters, but that cannot happen if members of our community live in …
I’m not saying anything new when I say we don’t know how things will continue to evolve with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. But one thing is for sure – we will have an election in November. Even during the Civil War and the 1918 flu epidemic, general elections were never cancelled. We don’t know what the 2020 election will …
The League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa commends the Tulsa World for its editorial on April 10 encouraging the Oklahoma Legislature to reconsider state absentee laws requiring notary seals for the 2020 election cycle. Oklahoma is one of only two states that require absentee ballots be notarized in order to be counted on Election Day. In light of the …
Mar. 20, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts:Wayne Greene(918) 804-3025Wayne.greene@tulsaworld.com League of Women Voters Metropolitan Tulsa postpones Madam President event Due to the spread of coronavirus, the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa has postponed its annual Madam President event. The event, originally planned for May 5 has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Agora Event Center, …