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Choose Your Own Voters, or, How the Legislature is Trying to Bamboozle Us

April 6, 2026·39 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Oklahoma lawmakers are sending some of the biggest ballot questions in state history to an August election most voters won't know is happening. Andy breaks down the joint resolutions targeting Medicaid, TSET, and the state Constitution — and why the date is the point. Then: candidate filing just closed, and the numbers reveal a democracy where 68% of races are already decided before November. Two stories, one system.Oklahoma Watch story referenced: https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/04/03/choose-your-own-voters-republican-lawmakers-send-high-stakes-ballot-initiatives-to-low-turnout-election/NonDoc has several stories on candidate filing: https://nondoc.com/category/civics/politics/

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