Are You Ready for Tuesday, November 6?

Election Day 2012 is less than a week away! Make sure you and your friends and family know what's on the ballot. Many will be surprised to find there is a lot more to vote on than just the presidential election.

The Tulsa League of Women Voters 2012 General Election Voter Guide is just what you need to cast informed votes on every race and issue on the ballot in Tulsa County. We have all the candidates, including the judges who will ask to be retained in their positions, as well as the six state questions and the two Vision2 proposals.

If you haven't already, be sure to pick up a copy at any Tulsa City-County Library or at our office. You can also view the guide online here. While you're at it, be sure to read the League positions on two of the six state questions that will be on the ballot.

You may also build your own ballot at the League-powered voting information site VOTE411.orgVoting is not meant to be a test. You may bring your voter guide with you into the voting booth. Be prepared. Vote smart.

You drink it. You cook with it. You bathe in it. You swim in it. Companies need it to produce goods. Oil companies need it to retrieve oil and natural gas from the ground. Water is a vital resource in our lives, but most of us take it for granted. The issues surrounding its use are very complicated. And with changing climate trends and increased demands, how we manage water use now will have a dramatic impact on its future availability.  

At its 2011 convention, the League of Women Voters of Oklahoma commissioned a study to update the State League's position on water. The committee has completed its preparation of study materials to be used by Leagues across the state for consensus meetings. Read on.