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Oklahoma lawmaker wants resigning legislators to pay for special elections
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Boles named Republican candidate
for House District 51 seat
Significant Women in Oklahoma
Agriculture Highlight: Bobbie
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See Page 6A
Megan Prather /CNHl Oklahoma
Brad Boles gives his victory speech at Flores Mexican restaurant in Marlow after winning the House District 51 seat with
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Brad Boles, of Marlow. defeat-
ed Chickasha's Dustin Payne in
the Republican primary Tuesday
night for House District 51.
Boles received 942 of the
1.148 votes, or 82.06 percent.
Boles will now face Democrat
BY MEGAN PRATHER
CNHI Oklahoma
understand firsthand the effect
state legislative decisions have at
a local level.
"The best part about this, the
relationships that I've made and
the new people I've gotten to
meet that I never knew before
this opportunity." Boles said.
Some of the top issues Boles
See BOLES, Page 3A
BY J ANELLE
STECKLEIN
CNHI State Reporter
rently predicted.
While the air is expected to be chilly, the
strong wind has the potential to result in an
elevated to near critical fire weather condi-
tions across Oklahoma and Texas, NWS
said.
The high winds could make driving dif-
ficult and cause loose, outdoor items to
move, the report said.
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tions of sleet and snow, beginning in the
afternoon, though this will be closer to the
southeast portion of the state, according to
the NWS.
Also on Thursday, strong north winds
are expected with some gusts around 50
miles per hour. This could cause wind
chills to dip to the teens to 20s, though
single digit weather nights are not cur-
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amid allegations of wrongdo-
ing or to pursue other opportu-
nities. Another died unexpect-
edly.
Standridge said he doesn't
think many taxpayers realize
how much a special election
costs.
Since January 2017, taxpay-
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OKLAHOMA CITY — As
special election costs continue
to mount, one state senator
wants lawmakers who resign
their seats to pay the costs to
elect their successor.
State Sen. Rob Standridge,
R-Norman, said he's received
a lot of complaints recently
about how much it is costing
the state and counties to hold
all the recent special elections.
He said if a lawmaker choos-
es to resign in the middle of
their term, taxpayers shouldn’t
have to foot the election costs,
he said.
“If you're going to resign,
and it's going to require a spe-
cial election, you have to have
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candidate Richard Murdock in
the March 6 general election.
A life-long Stephens County
resident. Boles has served as the
president of Wico Machine &
Fac, Inc. for the past nine years
and has served as the mayor of
Marlow for the past four. He said
his experience at the local and
state level helps him better
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As the temperatures drop and the wind
picks up over the next several days, Okla-
homa could see winter precipitation and
near critical fire weather conditions,
according to the National Weather Service.
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some good reasons to do that,
Standridge said. "The intent of
this bill is not to discourage
people from resigning. The
intent of the bill is to let people
know how much this costs.
Somebody needs to pay for
that."
Since the end of 2016. nine
legislative seats have become
vacant. Eight lawmakers
resigned their posts either
A group of Chickasha residents have begun a
citizen's petition to submit to the Oklahoma State
Auditor's Office to conduct an investigation of
Chickasha Public Schools.
The meeting room was once again packed for a
Chickasha Board of Education meeting on Tues-
day night, which was the first regular meeting of
20IX. ”
Visitors were allowed to address the board to
discuss meeting agenda items.
Resident Laurie Wood-Allen addressed the
board regarding an item to discuss any board res-
ignations.
Allen-Wood thanked the board for their service
as well as for bringing the community together.
"I'm asking for all of you to submit your resigna-
tions this evening," Wood-Allen said.
Several members of the meeting audience
applauded the comment.
The agenda item addressing any board resigna-
tions was tabled.
During executive session, a group of residents
announced a citizen's petition for the Oklahoma
State Auditor’s Office to examine the books of the
Chickasha Public School District between Jan. 1.
2015 and June 30, 2017.
Ruth Bingham said the Oklahoma State Audi-
tor's office will need at least 1,100 signatures from
registered voters who reside within the Chickasha
Public School District by 5 p.m. on Feb. 6.
According to the petition, the investigation is
expected to include: a review of all Oklahoma
Public School Resource Center contracts for pos-
sible misuse of public funds, a review of technolo-
gy-related purchases for comparison with current
inventory records, a comparison of the 260-262
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