Tuesday, November 6, 2012

What About the Judges?

One of the more difficult things going through the ballot is going through all the judges. Below are links and info on each of the judges that come up in the Tulsa County ballot.

Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judge Appointed By Served Since
Noma Gurich Brad Henry (D) 2011
Noma Gurich George Nigh (D) 1986
James Edmondson Brad Henry (D) 2003
James Edmondson Brad Henry (D) 2003

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge District Appointed Governor Law School Hometown
Clancy Smith 1st 2010 Brad Henry (D) University of TulsaTulsa, OK
Arlene Johnson (Vice)4th2005Brad Henry (D)University of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK
David Lewis5th2005Brad Henry (D)University of OklahomaArdmore, OK

Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
JusticeBirthplaceYear Service BeganAppointing GovernorLaw School
Thomas Thornbrugh
William Hetherington
Norman, Oklahoma
2009
Brad Henry (D)
Oklahoma City University
Kenneth Buettner
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1996
Frank Keating (R)
Southern Methodist University
Robert Bell (Chief Judge)
Norman, Oklahoma
2005
Brad Henry (D)
University of Tulsa
E. Bay Mitchell, III
Enid, Oklahoma
2002
Frank Keating (R)
University of Oklahoma

Monday, November 5, 2012

Useful Election Links for Tulsa Election - Nov, 2012

I've put together some useful links for voting in Tulsa County. On the state questions, I tried to find something on each side of the issue, but some just don't have a decent web presence. Anyways, please make an informed vote on each item. Your comments are appreciated as well as your opinions on any of the items below.

Where do I vote?

US House
Jim Bridenstine (R)
John Olson (D)
Craig Allen (I)

Election Resources
Tulsa County Pricinct Map
Tulsa County District Map
Tulsa County State Senate Map
Tulsa County State House Map
Tulsa County Sample Ballots
List of Tulsa County Elected Officials

Vision 2
Vision 2 Summary
Tulsa World Article on Vision 2
Tulsa Beacon Editorial Against Vision 2
Vision 2 Wish List

State Questions
Summary of State Questions
Another Summary
State Question 758 Explanation. (Cap on property taxes)
Article on 758
State Question 759 (Ban on Affirmative Action)
For 762 (Remove governor from parole hearings on non-violent crimes)
Gov. Fallin Against 762
764
For 764
Against 764
765
766 (Intangiable Tax Ban)