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Jeff Thompson - January 3, 2022

Thomas Jefferson once said: “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” Oklahoma’s participation rate in recent elections is the lowest in the nation. That’s right - 50th out of 50. Our legislature is not accepting defeat on this issue. In 2021, Oklahoma was one of a handful of states to...