November 5, 2020 •
Oklahoma City Voters Approve Proposition on City Employees Accepting Gifts
Voters in Oklahoma City approved a proposition relating to accepting things of value from private businesses. Proposition 9 amends the city charter to reorganize and update provisions banning city employees from accepting things of value from private businesses on better […]
Voters in Oklahoma City approved a proposition relating to accepting things of value from private businesses.
Proposition 9 amends the city charter to reorganize and update provisions banning city employees from accepting things of value from private businesses on better terms than available to the general public.
Article IV, Section 12 of the Oklahoma City Charter prohibits city officers and employees from directly or indirectly accepting or receiving any salary, commission, compensation, free or discounted service, or other thing of value of any kind from certain specified privately-owned businesses within the city on terms more favorable than is granted to the public generally.
Proposition 9 provides an exception allowing the granting of a city franchise or other city contract conditioned upon free service to the city and to its officers and employees while they are engaged in the performance of their duties.
Proposition 9 took effect when passed 70% to 30% on November 3.
November 5, 2020 •
Oklahoma City Voters Approve Proposition Relating to Mayoral and City Council Elections
Oklahoma City Municipal Building - by OKJaguar
Voters in Oklahoma City approved a proposition relating to mayoral and city council elections. Proposition 1 amends the city charter by changing the names of “primary” and “general” elections to “general” and “runoff” elections. Additionally, the proposition sets the regular […]
Voters in Oklahoma City approved a proposition relating to mayoral and city council elections.
Proposition 1 amends the city charter by changing the names of “primary” and “general” elections to “general” and “runoff” elections.
Additionally, the proposition sets the regular general election date for mayoral elections to the second Tuesday in February 2022 and every four years going forward instead of existing primary mayoral election dates set as the second Tuesday in March.
Proposition 1 also sets the regular general election date for city council elections as the second Tuesday in odd-numbered years instead of the existing primary city council election date set as the first Tuesday in March.
The regular runoff election date for both mayoral and city council elections would be set to the first Tuesday in April immediately following the general election.
Lastly, the proposition adds specific processes for if the city council creates more than eight city wards and provides elected officials take officer four weeks rather than one week after the runoff election.
Proposition 1 took effect when passed 73% to 27% on November 3.
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