Table Meeting Notes (4/22/22)

Welcome & Introductions

Status update from Clean Up Oklahoma [Slides; they are also embedded below]

Table Updates

1. Update re: Groundwork Project expansion to Oklahoma

2. Update on redistricting / gerrymandering

3. Voter registration, deep canvassing, and GOTV program opportunities starting soon.

4. Reminders: 

   1. Please complete Annual Table Member Survey

   2. New research reports in G Drive folder

      1. “All the People, All the Places: A Landscape of Opportunities in Rural and Small-Town Civic Engagement”

Discussion of legislative activities

1. Budget / OK Policy: sales tax relief is still alive, fines & fees still alive, income tax (HB3350) still alive, as is the bill that funds SQ781. The passage of 

2. ACLU - Criminalizing loitering / protesting is dead, HJR1002 (sigs in all counties) dead, 

3. OEA - community schools is good, still alive, has traction. Payroll deduction SB634 is being whipped (Gov wants it); SB1579 only affects 9 people in the state

4. PLAC - bill to move school board elections to other dates still alive, had to suspend the rules to make it happen. Not great.

Announcements

1. OK Policy Budget Breakfasts: Tulsa 4/22 & OKC 4/25, 7:30-9:30am. (Registration forthcoming.)

2. Civics Day 4/27. Advisors needed - sign up here

3. Student voter reg drive 4/28 (Contact Amy Curran to volunteer)

4. OpenPrimaries.us virtual event 4/29 - How Closed Primaries Disproportionately affect Latino & Asian Voters: Register here

5. OK Policy Day at the Capitol 5/2 @ 10am [Register]

6. Civics Con will be Jun 10-11 in Norman, theme is “GeoCivics: Designing Stronger Communities.”  Partners welcome! Presenters needed!

7. Upcoming Table meetings:

   1. May 13 (in-person) & 27 (virtual)

   2. June 10

   3. July 8

   4. August 12

   5. September 9

   6. October 14

   7. November 11

   8. December 9 

Slides from Clean Up Oklahoma presentation: