The US House passed the For the People Act on March 3 and it now goes to the Senate. The League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa calls upon our senators to support this transformative bill. By voting in favor of the For the People Act, Senator Inhofe and Senator Lankford show their support of a strengthened democracy that works …
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 …
As a member of the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa, I’ve heard more than one person say, “my vote doesn’t count, so why bother?”. Our country was built on checks and balances, designed to give the people the ultimate power at the ballot box to determine their representation in government. Democracy and a government “for the people, by …