DEMOCRATIC NEWS
Stitt’s Mishandling of $1.26B CARES Act Funding
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 – Oklahomans are tired of Stitt’s mishandling and lack of transparency of the State’s COVID response. The LOFT Legislative Oversight Committee responsible for the oversight of government spending reports $122 million in CARES Act money that may not align with the U.S. Treasury’s pandemic expenditures definition. As a deadly virus has been ravaging our State, it is reported that Stitt spent $2 million on a tourism video, $80,000 for office furniture, and $250,000 for a Cattlemen's Congress event. Read more...
DEMOCRATIC 2021 PRIORITIES
ODP is pleased to share some of our priorities going into 2021. We are organizing for 2022 right now. So, we are investing our efforts into registering new Democratic voters, recruiting and supporting candidates immediately, and increasing our Party’s ability to organize our fellow Democrats.
With local and special elections filling the 2021 calendar and with 2022’s elections upon us, we ask that you sign up to make a recurring monthly contribution of $20.22 today.
Any amount you can give monthly will help us make smart, long-term investments that build upon our current organizational strengths while seeking new opportunities for growth. It’s time to build strong and well-funded programs that allow us to start organizing right now. Please donate here.
SENATE DISTRICT 22 SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Due to the vacancy of Senate District 22, Oklahoma will hold a special election on April 6th, 2020.
Two Democratic candidates have filed to run for Senate District 22. A Democratic Primary Special Election will be held on February 9th to determine who will be the Democratic nominee to run in the general special election on April 6th. More election information is listed below.
Register or update voter registration at Vote.okdemocrats.org
Primary Democratic Special Election
Early Voting: February 4-5 (Thursday-Friday) 8AM-6PM
General Voting: February 9 (Tuesday) 7AM-7PM
General Special Election
Early Voting: April 1-2 (Thursday-Friday) 8AM-6PM
General Voting: April 6 (Tuesday) 7AM-7PM
Absentee ballot (Vote By Mail) request deadline:
Absentee ballots must be requested by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the election.
2021 STATE ORGANIZATIONAL CONVENTION - SAVE THE DATES
Precinct Meetings*- March 11, 7 PM
County Conventions** - April 3, 10 AM or 2 PM
District Conventions*** - May 1, 10 AM or 2 PM
State Convention - June 12, 10 AM
* The County Central Committee of a county, with ten (10) or fewer total delegates, may vote to call precinct meetings on the same date specified in Bylaw 1: B, for the County Convention at a time prior to the County Convention, and shall mail a call for both the precinct and county meetings on the date required for precinct calls in Bylaw 2.
** County Conventions shall meet at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. on the fourth (4th) Saturday following Precinct Committee meetings, or any day within seven (7) days of the required meeting date.
*** The Congressional District Conventions shall meet at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. on the fourth (4th) Saturday following the County Convention meetings, or any day within seven (7) days of the required meeting date.
The Oklahoma Democratic Party, together with the DNC Best Practices Institute, are excited to announce the launch of our 2021 Train the Trainer (T3) Webinar Training Program!
T3 is a free six-week, twelve-part webinar course, covering several aspects of grassroots campaigning. This program seeks to expand the skills of progressive activists and volunteers, by ensuring that comprehensive training is free and accessible for Democrats all over the country.
Click Here to Register
T3 trainings are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-7:00 p.m. CT, from March 16, through April 22. The deadline to register is Sunday, March 14 at 10:59 p.m. CT.
Participants must complete all twelve sessions in order to receive certification. All training sessions will include a skills test to track retention and participation. Trainings will be recorded and made available following each session via a weekly wrap-up email, delivered on Fridays.
CLICK HERE to submit your registration for the 2021 T3 Training Program! Registration will close at 10:59 p.m. CT, on Sunday, March 14.
***ICYMI*** THE HAMILTON REPORT SPECIAL GUEST PAULA SOPHIA 2/1/2021
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