This coming Tuesday marks the 7th annual National Voter Registration Day. National Voter Registration Day was created as a national holiday to celebrate our democracy and increase voter registration and turnout. It was also created bring broad awareness of voter registration opportunities and celebrate voter participation, our primary way to influence democracy. In 2018, 865,015 registrations were completed through hundreds …
The board held its first meeting on Sat., July 27, following the board orientation. The primary areas the board will focus on this year are increasing membership and revenue. During the months when we didn’t have paid office staff, our membership drive efforts waned and, as a result, so did our number of members. If you haven’t paid your membership …
On March 27, the Tulsa City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. The resolution declares the Mayor and Council’s support of Oklahoma’s ratification of the amendment and urges the Oklahoma State Legislature to ratify it during its current session.
Approximately 25 representatives from across the state attended the LWVOK Advocacy Day on March 6th in Oklahoma City. The day began with training and discussion at the state League office. Former State Senator Angela Monson, who has been working to expand access to healthcare for over 30 years, spoke about efforts to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma. Please go to: https://okpolicy.org/issues/health/ …