supplemental information about the July 27 primary election, links to 5 voter guides and possibility of a referendum petition in the city of Tulsa

RE: KEEP FOR REFERENCE: supplemental information about the July 27 primary election, links to 5 voter guides and possibility of a referendum petition in the city of Tulsa

4.  Please open and print out the attachments called "Tulsa County" and "Statewide".  We recommend this because we have listed additional phone numbers, e-mail addresses and web sites for candidates that we didn't have when we sent you the previous e-mail.  Also, you need to know that one of the candidates for District Judge (Clancy Smith) is no longer running for that office because she was just appointed to be a judge over a higher court in Oklahoma.  Her name is still on the ballot.  This is one more reason that we encourage you to forward this e-mail and the previous e-mail to everyone you know in Tulsa County.  Also, if you had any difficulty getting your district numbers from the state election board web site, please call the Tulsa County Election Board ASAP at 596-5780 and ask them these questions:

What is my precinct number?

What is my State Senate district number?

What is my State Representative district number?

What is my County Commissioner district number?

The answers they give you will enable you to see which candidates on the "Tulsa County"attachment are on your ballot.  Also, please go to the Tulsa County Election Board web site and click on your precinct number to see EXACTLY what races are on your ballot.  The web site for the Tulsa County sample ballots is http://www.tulsacounty.org/tulsacounty/dynamic.aspx?id=4740

 

5.  We have located 5 pro-family web sites that provide voter guides and/or additional information.  The reason that we are also attaching the survey questions from the OK-SAFE voter guide is so that you can answer the survey first, and then compare your answers to the answers provided by the candidates.  All 5 of these web sites are on the "Statewide" attachment, but we are repeating them here:

 

http://www.ok-safe.com/Website/Default.aspx?id=5&pageid=61                http://www.okforlife.org

http://www.okfamilypc.org/voters_guide.htm                                               http://ivotevalues.com/

http://ethics.capwiz.com/election/guide/?state=OK&races=presidential&races=congressional&races=state_leg&races=statewide_office&races=statewide_ballot&browse_races=Go

 

6.  If you live in the city of Tulsa, an ordinance was passed in June adding sexual orientation to the list of "protected classes" to the City of Tulsa's non-discrimination personnel policy.  We have been told by an attorney who works for the City of Tulsa that Mayor Bartlett does not have to sign or veto the ordinance, because it is a change in policy.  The Tulsa City Council approved this policy by a vote of 6 to 3.  If you don't know how your City Councilor voted, you can call his or her office at 596-1990.

 

7.  Because the issue described in paragraph 6 of this e-mail is an extremely important moral issue, we have asked a Tulsa city official to determine if the voters in the city of Tulsa can circulate a referendum petition to repeal this ordinance.   The response we have received is that the charter for the city of Tulsa does have a provision for voters to sign a petition for a referendum election on city ordinances.  Therefore, large numbers of people will need to commit to getting involved to get this issue onto the ballot.  (In other words, we need to get the sexual orientation policy on the ballot for repeal.)  At least one individual in each precinct will have to commit to getting enough signatures from the voters in their precinct to put this issue on the ballot.  These volunteers from each precinct will have to be organized so that the correct numbers of signatures are obtained in the time allowed.  People will have to raise money to promote these issues to the general public.  There are many other things that would have to happen if this project is to be successful.  If you are willing to commit to any of these important duties, please reply to this e-mail and tell us what you are willing to do.  Also, all 9 of the City Councilors in Tulsa will be up for re-election in the fall of 2011.

 

8. that this information is provided for educational purposes only and is NOT being generated by any church or ministry.