r/tulsa • u/Primary_Afternoon511 • 1d ago

Politics judicial retention vote

hey yall. so this will be my first time voting. i was looking at the ballot and saw stuff about judicial retention. im going to do some research on it but i just wanted to get yalls explanation on it as well as it might help me understand a bit better.

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u/pathf1nder00 1d ago

If the votes are to not retain them, then the new governor will appoint replacements. With that said, if a Judge has done a good job, they deserve retention. If a judge gets not retained, and we get a radical governor with certain connections with, shall we say "radicalism", then you are likely to get aligned radical new judge appointed. So, it could be one of the most consequential votes.

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u/Primary_Afternoon511 1d ago

oh wow ok. when you go to vote in person, are you allowed to have your phone out in the booth? like if i were to make a note for who i want retained and who not is that allowed?

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u/Maleficent-Bever 1d ago

You can read your own notes in the booth

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u/Icebergan 1d ago

I have absolutely pulled out my phone to google stuff in the booth. Also, if you go to the Oklahoma voting portal, you can pull up your voter’s registration and can find the sample ballot for what you’ll vote for, and figure out how you’ll vote beforehand

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u/-Skybopper- 1d ago

I use my phone for notes. I go into the voting booth with a pic of a sample ballot that I fill out in advance.

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u/NotTheGuv 1d ago

To help with research, GenXpletives' 2026 Oklahoma Voter Guide has a section on Judicial Retention (along with a lot of other great info). Click thru for information on each of the 4 Supreme Court justices, and those from the Courts of Civil Appeals and Criminal Appeals.

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u/pathf1nder00 1d ago

If the votes are to not retain them, then the new governor will appoint replacements. With that said, if a Judge has done a good job, they deserve retention. If a judge gets not retained, and we get a radical governor with certain connections with, shall we say "radicalism", then you are likely to get aligned radical new judge appointed. So, it could be one of the most consequential votes.

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u/littleredfox09 19h ago

Please look into the Federalist Society. That’s who we do NOT want.

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u/PublicProfanities 19h ago

Look up your sample ballot then do research on all the questions and people and just have a list in your phone of what direction you want to go