The Oklahoma Civic Engagement Table is a collective impact project focused on increasing civic engagement and building voting power throughout the state. The Table is a network of nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that collaborate on civic access and voting rights, voter modernization, civic engagement and representation, and leadership development.
Table members share a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all aspects of our work. Our work is centered on engaging and empowering underrepresented communities, building sustainable power needed to eliminate barriers to civic participation, and guaranteeing that policy-making is guided by the public.
This work requires vision and long-form campaign planning. The full participation of the Oklahoma electorate cannot be achieved through one election cycle, one legislative fight, or one campaign. In short: we’re in this for the long haul.
The Oklahoma Civic Engagement Table is committed to engaging and empowering voters who been historically underrepresented and excluded from the political process. These groups include young voters (under 35), women, and people of color. Progress toward this goal is achieved through coordinated programs in four key areas:
Increasing civic engagement (voter registration, electoral participation, advocacy, and activism),
Removing barriers to voting access (improved election administration and voting modernization),
Ensuring fair representation (accurate Census-taking, fair redistricting, open primaries, government transparency),
Achieving racial equity in the community (including building power in communities of color, growing the capacity of their leaders and organizations, facilitating equitable access to resources, and addressing bias in the operation of tables and execution of programs.)