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<v Speaker 1>It is important you a peace of mind.

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<v Speaker 2>No good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 2>on K one, the one you trust. And today in

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<v Speaker 2>studio we have the League of Women Voters here with us.

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<v Speaker 2>And Fran was just here with us not too long ago.

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<v Speaker 2>And Connie you've been with us time and time again

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<v Speaker 2>over the years. It's great to have both of you

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<v Speaker 2>in studio today.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see League of Women Voters. There might be an

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<v Speaker 2>election coming up. Huh, thank you think I've heard a little.

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<v Speaker 3>Something I want to talk about it.

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<v Speaker 2>We just might now. League of Women Voters is very

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<v Speaker 2>active in voter education.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right. And on program chair right now for Bartlesville League.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Fran and I came on here on October

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<v Speaker 1>second to tell about an October first program we had

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<v Speaker 1>where a journalist from the Tulsa World came up and

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<v Speaker 1>talked to us about dark money in politics, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he published a research article about it in the Tulsa World.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness sakes. And then we had the judge

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<v Speaker 2>Alan JENTI is talking.

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<v Speaker 1>About Yes, he came up. He was last Tuesday. Both

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<v Speaker 1>of these programs were at the public library, and Judge

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<v Speaker 1>talked to us about the electoral college, which is something

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<v Speaker 1>we might have learned about in high school civics, I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's hard to understand. And he did a really

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<v Speaker 1>good job of explaining that we don't actually vote for

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<v Speaker 1>a presidential candidate. We vote for our electors and then

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<v Speaker 1>the governor certifies them and so forth.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Connie, we've been talking about getting people registered, making

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<v Speaker 2>sure that they're registered, and there are folks who sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>think that they're registered, but they might not be. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's a really easy way to check that out, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, Unfortunately, we've passed the deadline. I know that to

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<v Speaker 3>register or change your registration, but I wanted to let

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<v Speaker 3>people know that there's early voting on October twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 3>and you can find out more about that by info

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<v Speaker 3>at vote early day dot org.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, this early voting has really kind of taken on

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<v Speaker 2>a life of its own. Many people find it very,

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<v Speaker 2>very convenient because there are things that sometimes will happen

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<v Speaker 2>on election day you can't get out of in order

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<v Speaker 2>to go out and cast your vote, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it just gives you options.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's nice to just know that you have it done,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. Oh yeah, And it's less crowded, typically less

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<v Speaker 3>crowded than on election day, so that's another other advantage

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<v Speaker 3>of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, one thing I like about right here is we

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<v Speaker 2>go down to the Secretary's office, you know, fourth floor

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<v Speaker 2>of City Hall, and it's very spacious. You get your

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<v Speaker 2>steps in and you just don't feel like you're rushed.

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<v Speaker 2>And the folks are just so very nice and very

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<v Speaker 2>helpful too. But they are at all the other polling

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<v Speaker 2>places as well, and you.

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<v Speaker 3>Can find out where to vote that info at vote

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<v Speaker 3>early day dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Two. Well, the information about your voting voting place it

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<v Speaker 1>changed a couple of years ago, and so if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to confirm both where to go to vote and

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<v Speaker 1>also to make sure that your registration is valid, because

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<v Speaker 1>it would feel pretty awful to get there and have

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<v Speaker 1>them chase you out. But you can just online. You

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<v Speaker 1>can just search for okay voter portal and it'll come up.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to remember the www. DoD blah blah

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<v Speaker 1>though that is written out in the voter guide which

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<v Speaker 1>you can pick up and it tells that. But just

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<v Speaker 1>search for okay voter Portal all that information is in

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<v Speaker 1>there and you can make sure that you look it

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<v Speaker 1>through with a sample ballot. Also, there are maps to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure which precinct you're in, which ward you're in

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, a city council and things like that

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<v Speaker 1>for our local elections.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's another thing. I think everybody knows we're voting

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<v Speaker 2>for resident, but city council is right up there too,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's the government that's closest to you, right.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think sometimes people don't realize how important that is.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it impacts all of our lives all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a good point.

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<v Speaker 2>Just remember the president, whoever the president will be, is

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<v Speaker 2>not going to fix your pothole. Indeed, you know you

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<v Speaker 2>got one in front of your house. You know you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to call a city councilor to get

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<v Speaker 2>something done, you know, So just kind of keep that

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<v Speaker 2>in mind how important.

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<v Speaker 1>That is very much. Yeah, and there are a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of issues to vote on on the ballot also, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to read that through and kind of hack

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<v Speaker 1>through the legal ease of the wording of it in

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<v Speaker 1>order to get some idea what it is they're asking

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<v Speaker 1>you to yay or nay. And the voter guide has

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<v Speaker 1>that all written out and it's on the portal too.

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<v Speaker 2>That's sure that voter guide up there. Did the camera

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<v Speaker 2>real quick? There you go beautiful. Yeah, we got plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of them here at the radio station, and then then

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<v Speaker 2>you got them at the library and everyplace else. Now, Connie,

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<v Speaker 2>you were looking for something in the voter guide, what

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<v Speaker 2>were you?

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<v Speaker 3>I just wanted to make sure that.

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<v Speaker 2>We got it was there.

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<v Speaker 3>There's so much information. There's any question that you would

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<v Speaker 3>possibly have.

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<v Speaker 1>As the presidential candidates, there's a breakdown of their positions

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<v Speaker 1>on different topics.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's especially helpful, and it's it's it's what

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<v Speaker 3>they said there. Their ideas are. It's not something somebody else,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's like when they asked the candidates, it's.

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<v Speaker 2>In their work's important.

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<v Speaker 3>We even have picked sures of pictures of people if

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<v Speaker 3>you want to know what they look like, and just

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's it's really it's all here to stake

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<v Speaker 3>questions right here, and we've got plenty of them, so

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<v Speaker 3>we really encourage people to pick one up. I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's one of the I guess one of the most

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<v Speaker 3>useful tools that we came up with.

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<v Speaker 2>I think so really it's easy to read, easy to follow,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's laid out so nicely. It must have worked

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<v Speaker 2>day and night, night and day and month over month

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<v Speaker 2>to get.

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<v Speaker 1>That out somebody that yeah, luckily right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, coming up to of course election day, we've talked

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<v Speaker 2>about the ease of early voting and folks needed to

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<v Speaker 2>get their absentee things taken care of too.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's a deadline for applying for the absent tea

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<v Speaker 1>and I think the mail in ones have to be notarized,

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<v Speaker 1>so you need to find out what you have to

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<v Speaker 1>do about that.

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<v Speaker 2>The portal thing will tell you and so well the

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<v Speaker 2>guide that's right. Education, You guys really have it all down.

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<v Speaker 2>This is really good.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been doing this. The League has been doing this

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<v Speaker 3>for a very long time. Right after women got the

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<v Speaker 3>right to vote, the League started. So it waste any time, no,

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't know if we have a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>more time. I just have this little card that I

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<v Speaker 3>take with me and we have it. We have voting events,

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<v Speaker 3>but because sometimes we'll be we're at the library, you

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<v Speaker 3>know a lot of times, helping people update their registration

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<v Speaker 3>or register for the first time, which is always exciting,

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<v Speaker 3>and sometimes people will just walk by. I just remember

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<v Speaker 3>two times when someone walked by and one said, it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't matter anyway, they're all crooks. They said, that's exactly

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<v Speaker 3>what they said. So I know that for presidential elections

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<v Speaker 3>most people are certainly they're aware and they're more conscientious,

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<v Speaker 3>but really it's good to vote at every opportunity. And

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<v Speaker 3>so I have this little thing that to remind us

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<v Speaker 3>if voting didn't change anything, we would still have no

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<v Speaker 3>women's rights, no public schools, no forty hour work week,

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<v Speaker 3>no social security, no Medicare and Medicaid, no minimum wage,

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<v Speaker 3>and no consumer protections, no right to health insurance. Those

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<v Speaker 3>are just some of the things if people hadn't gotten

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<v Speaker 3>out and voted, and just you know, all you have

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<v Speaker 3>to do is your part. That's it. But it is

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<v Speaker 3>really important to do that. As I said, I know

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<v Speaker 3>it's on people's minds more than when it's not a

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<v Speaker 3>presidential election. But sometimes the decision that you make and

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<v Speaker 3>the votes impact you even more in local elections. So

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<v Speaker 3>it's always a good idea, and we're always here to

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<v Speaker 3>share information very.

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<v Speaker 2>Good and we do a great job. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you a lot of folks got truly get informed

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<v Speaker 2>here over the at least the past several months, especially

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<v Speaker 2>with your programs and everything in your outreach and everything

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<v Speaker 2>that you've been doing. And of course, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>even in between elections, the ladies are really at it

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<v Speaker 2>and really looking for just about anything and everything in

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<v Speaker 2>order to reach people and engage.

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<v Speaker 1>One more thing we did this year we raise some

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<v Speaker 1>money in order to make yard signs that say vote.

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<v Speaker 1>It's your future because since you had to vote, boy

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<v Speaker 1>does it No, we don't ever do that, I know that,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's your future and you're your vote is important.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great. I want to say, is there anything else

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<v Speaker 2>that we may have missed?

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<v Speaker 3>But you want one of the signs?

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, I will do that. I always remember to vote.

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<v Speaker 2>But I got a few neighbors I don't. Well, they

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<v Speaker 2>work at night. They feel like, oh golly, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to get up in the middle of my night in

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<v Speaker 2>order to vote. Well, you know we can. We can

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<v Speaker 2>help you here.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's what the absentee voting is, all right right.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank you both for coming in and

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<v Speaker 2>reminding us of all the things we need to be

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<v Speaker 2>watchful for and pick up a voter guide. Folks, they're

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<v Speaker 2>all over town. And all over the You know you

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<v Speaker 2>can just pick one up here anything else.

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<v Speaker 3>The easiest place that everybody knows is the library. Right

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<v Speaker 3>as you walk in, they've.

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<v Speaker 1>Got a pile.

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<v Speaker 2>Take one, take one, and take another one for your

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<v Speaker 2>friends and neighbors. Thanks ladies,