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>>Oklahomans who fail to select a party affiliation would not become registered voters under a bill heading to the Senate despite concerns that it will disenfranchise thousands of voters without their knowledge.

House Bill 3722, authored by Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, would make selecting a party affiliation or independent designation a requirement to complete voter registration. Currently, voters who do not select one of those are automatically registered as independent.

Calling it an “election integrity” bill, Crosswhite Hader said she doesn’t think these thousands of voters intended to be registered as independents. The state shouldn’t “assume” their intent, she said.<<

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/house-advances-bill-barring-oklahomans-who-dont-select-party-affiliation-from-the-rolls/

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"Teens may have to prove they're literate before receiving Oklahoma driver’s license"

Our kids had to deal with this ridiculous policy before it was ended during COVID.

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/teens-may-have-to-prove-their-literacy-before-receiving-oklahoma-drivers-license/

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>>More than 1,000 people joined a No Kings protest Saturday outside City Hall in Oklahoma City, donning ponchos and inflatable costumes in the rain <<

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/over-1000-gather-in-oklahoma-city-as-part-of-nationwide-no-kings-protests/
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>>Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin have all declined to release full lists. In Maine, Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows plans to deny a similar request, telling the Maine Morning Star that the DOJ can “go jump in the Gulf of Maine.”<<

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/doj-plans-to-ask-all-states-for-detailed-voting-info/

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>>If cuts are made because hospitals can no longer afford staff, it doesn’t only affect Medicaid patients but all Oklahomans seeking care, Webber said.

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The most expensive services, like oncology and neonatal, are likely to be cut first, she said. <<

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https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/06/27/no-time-to-plan-for-fallout-of-potential-medicaid-cuts-in-oklahoma-hospital-officials-say/

AI will play a role in election misinformation. Experts are trying to fight back.

>>About half of the world’s population lives in countries that are holding elections this year. And the question isn’t really if AI will play a role in misinformation, Harper said, but rather how much of a role it will play.<<

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https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/08/18/ai-will-play-a-role-in-election-misinformation-experts-are-trying-to-fight-back/