By Janelle Stecklein | Editor
“It’s just the latest example of this governor demonstrating just how little he’s learned in his eight years about the separation of powers that is the basis of American government.” - Andy Fugate of the governor’s order placing his own state question on a future ballot
Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a forum with Jenks High School students at the Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
By Barbara Hoberock
Gov. Kevin Stitt acted outside his authority when he ordered a state question pertaining to a constitutional convention be placed on a future ballot, a former and current Oklahoma attorney general said Wednesday.
Stitt on Tuesday issued an executive proclamation ordering a special statewide election on April 6, 2027 to consider State Question 848. Stitt’s state question asks voters to determine if they want legislators to hold a constitutional convention that would give them the power to “to propose alterations, revisions, or amendments” or even propose a new constitution.
But former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said state law does not give the governor the power to place items on the ballot. That authority rests with either the Legislature or the people.
Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, speaks at an Oklahoma Freedom Caucus news conference April 7, 2026, at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. (Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
By Emma Murphy
Two of the three incumbent Oklahoma lawmakers on the ballot Tuesday were voted out of office by Oklahomans.
A sign directs voters into the Oklahoma County Election Board on Aug. 20 in Oklahoma City to vote in the primary runoff elections. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)
By Nuria Martinez-Keel
Major races for statewide offices, plus two state questions, attracted higher-than-usual voter turnout for Tuesday’s runoff elections.
Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
By Anna Claire Vollers
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday agreed to pay 47 states, the District of Columbia, and a handful of U.S. territories, up to $17.1 billion in penalties over claims that its social media platforms are addictive and a danger to children.
A voter drops off a ballot on primary Election Day at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Photo by Marco Lozzi for Utah News Dispatch)
By Shauneen Miranda
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a procedural victory to President Donald Trump on an executive order to curb mail-in voting, but the administration is still fighting a separate ruling that limits a portion of the order and remains in effect — complicating the administration’s temporary win.
ICYMI
Mazzei thanks Trump for his support, clinches Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial nomination | Barbara Hoberock and Mary A. Smith
Voters reject State Question 844 affecting payments to local governments | Nuria Martinez-Keel
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