Oklahoma Political News

The Oklahoma State Election Board has launched its new Online Voter Registration System.

The new online system allows individuals to complete and submit a Voter Registration Application electronically following a match of data from the applicant’s Oklahoma Driver License or State Identification Card.

To register to vote online, state law requires that eligible applicants must:

• Be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of Oklahoma, and 18 years or older by Election Day;
• Have a valid Oklahoma Driver License or State Identification Card issued by Service Oklahoma (Oklahoma’s driver license agency); and
• Have a digital signature on file with Service Oklahoma.

Read the full press release...

On May 31, 2023, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the two state abortion laws enacted in 2022 are unconstitutional due to the vague language about a medical emergency. Read the court ruling to see that this decision is consistent with their March ruling.

The 1910 law prohibiting abortion unless it is necessary to preserve a mother’s life remains in effect. However, the civil "vigilante" actions a private citizen could bring contained in those two state abortion laws ruled unconstitutional are no longer in effect. Read Senate Leader Kay Floyd's Comments regarding the decision.

We must let our legislators know our views and that they should not enact replacement abortion laws that comply with the court's decision in a Special Session or next Session. 

Two of the three Oklahoma County Congressional Districts had their conventions in May, where they elected volunteer officers. Several Edmond Democratic Women members attended these conventions as delegates from the April Oklahoma County Convention, and we thank everyone for their participation.

New CD5 Officers elected are:

Chair - Christine Byrd
Vice Chair - Ben Eisenberg
Secretary - Dan Williams
Affirmative Action 1 - Adriana Laws
Affirmative Action 2 - Tim Reese

New CD3 Officers elected are:

Chair - Sarah Carnes
Vice Chair – Joshua Brewer
Secretary – Roger Mullins
Affirmative Action 1 – Jim Potts, EDW membee
Affirmative Action 2 – Nadia Valles

CD5 Delegates/EDW Members: Regina Ketola, JoBeth Moad, Krista Jones, Debbie Hogue-Downing, Cathy Cummings, Linda Phillips, Liz Wilson, Laura Batchelor with SD46 Candidate Mark Mann.

Over the next several weeks, the Oklahoma State Election Board will be mailing Oklahoma's 326,603 registered voters an Address Confirmation Notice as is required by state law. Voters will have 60 days to confirm or update their registration. 

Get more information from the State Election Board, and go to the OK Voter Portal to view your voting status

After a couple criminal cases where a child (some as young as six years old) has found a gun in their home and shot someone, Vicki Behenna, Oklahoma County District Attorney, has partnered with Be SMART to provide their educational Be Smart safe gun storage flyers, OKC Police Department for gun locks and OKC Public Schools to provide to all their families so they have gun locks and information that safe gun storage saves lives. Contact edmonddemocraticwomen@gmail.com if interested in helping with this important project.