R3publicans News Youtube – SCrosnoeDo you know how to find yours? Here’s the link to the ok.gov portal to find your sample ballot OK Voter Portal (OVP) Access. You will have to give your name and birthdate and viola — sample ballots in pdf or html formats.
Here is the State Question No. 802 wording (I recommend a NO vote):
Early voting dates here.
If you need a sample ballot for Washington County, here is a copy (in pdf downloadable format):
SampleBallot – GENERAL ELECTION November 06 2018 for WASHINGTON COUNTY – OK
If you are in another area here is an online voter tool to see yours (you will have to provide your name and birthdate).
As you can see the graphics are too small to see well here so you will need to download the pdf file to study closely. In general, I plan to vote Republican, but cannot in good conscience vote for Leslie Osborne, Joy Hoffmeister, or Glen Mulready. I don’t support people who vote to raise taxes and fail to work to live within our/their means. I will leave these places blank and hope the Republicans nominate better people in the future. I don’t see the Democrats doing any better (sadly) and can find no information on the Independents on the ballot.
Judicial Retention
I plan at this point to vote No on all the judicial retentions for their failure to stand for life and their support of fees / taxes on the people. See this article on topic.
State Questions
I will also be voting to turn down all the state questions on this ballot. I considered writing a detail explanation on all of them. However, you need to study them on your own and make your own decisions. Here is a brief summary of why I am a NO on each one:
SQ793 (eye care in retail mercantile establishment) seems to rather obscurely include more licensing/requirements and was the only one I briefly considered voting for since in one respect it seems to “open up” new markets, but at the same time it adds constraints on the market that I would rather not see. [More info on this one here via Batesline taking no side on the question]
SQ794 (also known as Marsy’s law) this question on the surface might sound good to you however, it was proposed by a fellow in California (enough said?) and looks to me like it will add judicial overhead to do something already being done well. The most egregious line in the whole thing says “Victims would no longer have a constitutional right to know the defendant’s location…” [More info on this one here via Batesline taking a pro side on the question]
SQ798 (Governor and Lt Gov combined ballot) consolidation of power is NEVER a good idea.
SQ800 (creating a new trust fund) NOT ANOTHER ONE
SQ801 (expanding permissible use of ad valorem tax revenue) since they are already misspending what they have, I certainly wouldn’t give them more ways to misspend what they have so we the taxpayers can continue to bail them out.
Bartlesville City Council
I don’t know the candidates in Ward 2.
If I lived in Ward 4, I’d be pleased to vote for Joel Rabin. He is consistently bringing to light issues of importance to the whole community and standing up for the rights of the people in Ward 4 specifically and Bartlesville in general. We need more men and women of courage like Joel on our city council. He has the ability, the insight, and the temperament to stand against all odds as is needed in this city at this time.
Posted with prayers for all the candidates and all the voters.
May we see things the way He sees things and love our neighbors even as we vote!
Finding Gems & Sharing Them – Sample Ballot for Washington County OK – General Election 2018
Sample Ballot for Washington County – Part 1 (downloadable pdf file)
Sample Ballot for Washington County – Part 2 (downloadable pdf file)
This is my sample ballot for primary election ballot for Washington County (HD11)
Primary Election to be held on June 26, 2018 in Oklahoma
Here is an online tool from the Oklahoma State Election Board so that you can get your personal sample ballot which may differ depending on where you live. It is also always available as a top tab item on OKGrassroots.com
You will need to plug in some personal information to be able to locate your personal sample ballot online. You had to be registered by June 1st in order to vote in this election. I am registered as a Republican so this information will be different for you if you are registered in one of the other parties. I will be providing some personal endorsements over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!
Updated June 23, 2018: My Voting Recommendations are here now.
Here is a listing of all the special elections by county across Oklahoma (it is a pdf file and downloadable):
https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_results_cnty.pdf
Only problem is it doesn’t give you the ballot wording on bonds. It does give you candidate names on the ballot in those cases. But you will still have to do your own research! This will simply tell you if there is an election in your area.
For my friends in Bartlesville, here is the ballot wording for all the money on the table for us in the City of Bartlesville.
Bartlesville March 6 2018 SampleBallot
Bartlesville March 6 2018 SampleBallot PDF file downloadable (via this website)
Bartlesville March 6th SampleBallotPDF file downloadable via OKElections.us
In summary:
GRAND TOTAL (if all approved) $16,500,000
Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
What happens in a declining population base? Can we really afford all this? Will property taxes really remain the same?
I am so mad about the bundling of the much extravagant and unneeded amphitheater in proposition 2 – I may just vote no across the board. I mean if they would do that on item 2 who knows what is buried in the other items!
My philosophy is when in doubt vote no and this time there is no doubt on Proposition 2 in my mind!
If you want more information on why to vote no on Proposition 2 visit on facebook Vote No on the Price Tower Park
My earlier post on topic is here.
washington-county-general-election-ballot-2016 (pdf version of ballot – downloadable)
This is my sample ballot for general election ballot for Washington County.
Election to be held November 8, 2016.
Here is an online tool to get your personal sample ballot which may differ depending on where you live. It is also always available as a top tab item on OKGrassroots.com
Additional information on the state questions is coming soon!
Finding Gems and Sharing Them 