Tulsa 2009 election info
Click the "continue reading" link to find links to helpful essays on BatesLine, voter information from the Tulsa County Election Board, multimedia, and candidate questionnaires galore, all to help you as you get ready to vote (post-dated to remain at the top until polls close).
From BatesLine:
- BatesLine Tulsa Election 2009 coverage -- complete archive
- My mayoral manifesto, from April Fools' Day, 2009
- From my 2002 City Council campaign: Why the City Council matters and the qualities of a good councilor
- A column on the City Auditor's role -- why the auditor's office needs more money and why taxpayers need the auditor to be more assertive in pushing for implementation of his recommendations
- Jim Mautino's SCARE audit proposal for rooting out waste and inefficiency in city government
Who I'm voting for in the Republican primary (or would vote for if I could):
- Mayor: Chris Medlock
- Auditor: Lynn Ruemler
- District 2: Rick Westcott
- District 4: Rocky Frisco
- District 5: Bill Martinson
- District 6: Jim Mautino
- District 8: Bill Christiansen
- Sample ballots
- Precinct locator: Type in your address, find out your precinct number, council district, and polling place location
League of Women Voters Primary Election voters' guide
Tulsa Metro Chamber candidate questionnaires: These questionnaires are well worth your time to read, as they deal with economic development, the respective roles of mayor and council, education, downtown, and the city's relationship to state government. You'll see some strong contrasts in the answers.
OK-SAFE non-partisan voter guide: Oklahomans for Sovereignty and Free Enterprise sent lengthy questionnaires to all the candidates. You can see responses summarized in a grid as well as the original responses submitted by the candidates. Questions deal with law enforcement, taxation, infrastructure, zoning and planning (including PLANiTULSA), and eminent domain among other topics. Even if you don't share OK-SAFE's political leanings, you'll find the questionnaire responses informative.
Video of the District 5 candidate forum: Bill Martinson v. Chris Trail
KRMG Morning News website, with links to mayoral candidate interviews
KFAQ Pat Campbell
Show podcast archive
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Thanks for posting all of the helpful information, Michael.
As a registered "Independent," I won't be voting in this election. In hindsight, I should have looked into the cutoff date for changing my party declaration from "I" to "R" or "D."
Thanks, Michael--helpful info!
I think you are right on! I needed a bit of insight because this election snuck up on me. I was planning to vote for Dewey, but didn't know the inside info as you have revealed. Like you, I don't like Medlock's thorny ways, but he gets the job done and may be able to defeat Tom in debates and campaigning for the office.