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BatesLine at City Elders: Further reading

Video, with links to further reading, of my talk on the recent school board elections, the Democratic candidates who won despite higher Republican turnout, the connections of the donors who made their campaigns possible, and the challenges of bypassing the media to get your message to "normie" voters.

Posted by Michael Bates on April 21, 2022 12:56 PM

Oklahoma school board filing period 2021 <s>underway</s> complete

This is a reworking of a post from two years ago, but it has been updated with current information about open seats and candidates, and there is some new information below. END OF FILING UPDATE, 2021/12/08: 5 of the 17 seats in Tulsa County had only one candidate (Berryhill, Collinsville,...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 7, 2021 11:00 PM

February 9, 2021: School, municipal, and special elections

This coming Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Oklahoma voters will vote in school board primaries, some municipal primaries, school bond issues, and special elections. Early voting will be available tomorrow, Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Because there are no state or federal...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2021 5:03 PM

Oklahoma school board filing period 2019 <s>underway</s> complete

UPDATE 2019/12/03: Here is the final list of candidates who filed for the February / April 2020 school board and municipal elections in Tulsa County. The following school board seats had only a single candidate file (Office No. 5, unless otherwise noted): Broken Arrow: Jerry Denton Glenpool: James Fuller Jenks:...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 2, 2019 8:10 PM

Tulsa school board forum next Wednesday, February 5, 2014

TulsaNow is hosting a forum for candidates for the upcoming Tulsa School Board election. The forum will be at Foolish Things Coffee, 1001 S Main Street in downtown Tulsa, at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. The League of Women Voters has posted its 2014 Tulsa area school board...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 31, 2014 9:02 PM

School election 2011 results for Tulsa County

The usual dismal turnout. Why don't school board candidates run organized campaigns? Here are the unofficial totals from the Tulsa County Election Board. I'm not sure whether the results for districts overlapping into other counties (Broken Arrow, Skiatook, Tulsa Technology Center) are complete results or only for those precincts in...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 9, 2011 1:18 AM

School election 2011 tomorrow; polling places shifted for snow

Voters across Oklahoma will elect school board members and vote on school bond issues tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Snow from the February 1 record storm plus the extra snowfall since then continues to make streets hazardous. Many Tulsa polling locations are still very hard to reach by car. To...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 7, 2011 6:25 PM

Run for school board! Oklahoma filing underway

Even though it happens every year, it always seems to sneak up on me, coming as it does between Thankgsiving and Christmas. The filing period for the Oklahoma 2011 public school board elections is underway. It began today and will continue through 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 8. Filing takes place...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 6, 2010 8:59 PM

Garrett: Tulsa-area school boards violating their oaths of office

On Friday, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Sandy Garrett spoke to CapitolBeatOK regarding the decision by several Tulsa-area school boards not to obey House Bill 3393, the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Act. "When I took office as Superintendent of Public Instruction, I swore an oath...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 16, 2010 12:13 AM

Tonight: Tulsa school board to consider breaking law that helps special-needs kids

Tonight the board of Tulsa Public Schools will discuss whether to join Jenks, Union, Bixby, Broken Arrow and other area school districts in disobeying a new state law, HB 3393, the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Act, which provides scholarships to meet the special educational needs...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 13, 2010 12:10 PM

Oklahoma school board filing, December 7-9, 2009

The filing period for the February 2010 school board elections opens today, December 7, 2009, and closes on Wednesday, December 9. Filing takes place at the election board in the county where the school district is headquartered. There are two seats up for election in the Tulsa district, for board...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 7, 2009 1:10 AM