If you think legislators aren’t doing their jobs right… well, State Questions mean YOU and I are the legislators. Are you ready for the responsibility and privilege of deciding the direction Oklahoma will go on these important state questions? Don’t sweat it! There are lots of opportunities for you to get the facts and make your decisions before November 8th.

This week Oklahoma Policy Institute launched their very useful 2016 Oklahoma State Question Guide! In addition to fact sheets about each of the state questions, it will be updated regularly with links to media reporting and discussions about each question. Download the fact sheets and explore the links HERE!

If you find you are often complaining that Oklahoma is going to hell in a hand basket, this is another chance for you to help turn this basket around. In times like these we have to go BEYOND VOTING! So what does that look like? In addition to sharing the fact sheets and other good information about each of the state questions, you can bring folks with you to these great events:

Tulsa – State Question Forum with Women Lead and the League of Women Voters

September 20th, 2016, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sun Building, 907 S. Detroit Ave Room 1025A , Tulsa, OK

This forum will discuss SQ777, SQ779, and SQ790

Lawton – Policy at the Shop with TOK and Revols at Ice Tre’s Barbershop

September 24th, 2016, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

2104 W. Gore Lawton, Oklahoma 73501

Free and Open to the Public

OKC – State Question Forum with Women Lead and the League of Women Voters

September 27th, 2016, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, 6100 N. Robinson Ave, OKC, OK

This forum will discuss SQ777, SQ779, and SQ790

OKC – House District 85 accountability session with VOICE

September 29, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, 3901 NW 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73116

You can see even more events on our TOK events calendar and you can invite us to speak to your group using this little form.

We are all depending on each other to cast informed votes on November 8th, help others get informed, work on campaigns, and otherwise go BEYOND VOTING this year to get Oklahoma out of the budget hole and on the right track. We’ll be giving you more ways to go beyond voting in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!