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The City of Tulsa is entering election season… we are in need of a new mayor, plus the city auditor and several council seats are being contested.

September 8 is a primary election day and there are quite a few names on both ballots republican and democrat. Luckily the Tulsa World and Tulsa Metro Chamber have asked the candidates a few questions and are sharing the answers with us.

LWV Voters Guide from the Tulsa League of Women Voters.

Tulsa Elections from the Tulsa World provides basic information about each of the candidates. Some candidates have answered a series of issue-related questions provided by the Tulsa World. This page also includes a news feed for all candidate-related news and a council district map.

Candidate Questionnaires from the Tulsa Metro Chamber. In an attempt to inform us of the positions of the candidates regarding specific issues facing our community, the Tulsa Metro Chamber distributed questionnaires to all city council and mayoral candidates running for office in the 2009 election. All returned questionnaires are posted.

For sample ballot, voter registration (the deadline has passed for the primary), absentee ballots and more, contact the Tulsa County Election Board at 918.596.5780.

Throughout the month of August, Represantative John Sullivan will be conducting a series of meetings to connect with constituents.

Here is a list of upcoming events:

Sunday August 9
Event:  Saint Simeon Assisted Living Dedication and Blessing
Time:    2:30-3:30p
Address:   3701 N. Cincinnati Ave   

Monday August 24
Event:  Bartlesville Rotary Club
Time:   11:30-1:00p
Address:  Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd., Bartlesville

Event:  Project 2020 Event
Time:  1:30-2:30p
Address: Tri County Tech, 6101 Nowata Rd, Bartlesville

Tuesday August 25
Event:  Telephone Town Hall    
Time:    7:00p
*please visit my homepage to sign up if you are interested in participating

Thursday August 27
Event:  Tulsa Metro Chamber Congressional Forum    
Time:    12:00-1:00p
Address:  Doubletree Hotel Warren Place, 6110 South Yale Avenue

Event:  Owasso -Collinsville Republican Assembly    
Time:    7:00-8:00p
Address:  Owasso Community Center 301 S. Cedar

For additional information follow this link: http://sullivan.house.gov/

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. will be holding a series of town hall
meetings in Oklahoma throughout August. Dr. Coburn will take questions
and address important issues for Oklahoma and the nation at each event.

Here is a listing of Tulsa area Town Hall meetings.

Broken Arrow Town Hall
Friday, August 14, 2009
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
The Main Place
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse
1800 S. Main Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74012 

Jenks Town Hall
Friday, August 14, 2009
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Jenks City Hall
211 North Elm
Jenks, OK 74037 

For additional information, times and locations of state-wide town hall meetings, follow this link: http://coburn.senate.gov/

Beginning at 12:01 am on Friday, August 7, 2009, and ending at twelve
midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2009, Oklahoma will hold a sales tax
holiday giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain clothing
and shoes free of sales tax. This includes state and any local sales
taxes.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission has a list of Frequently Asked Questions. If your questions is not answered by the information on this page, phone the Tax Commission for more information, 
(800) 522-8165.

The federal government has launched the Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS, and they want your clunker.

The how-tos of the program can be found here: www.CARS.gov.

An overview of the program to get you started.

A few important things to know

• Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
• Only purchase or lease of new vehicles qualify
• Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large pick-up trucks and cargo vans have different requirements)
• Trade-in vehicles must be registered and insured continuously for the full year preceding the trade-in
• You don’t need a voucher, dealers will apply a credit at purchase
• Program runs through Nov 1, 2009 or when the funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
• The
  program requires the scrapping of your eligible trade-in vehicle, and
  that the dealer disclose to you an estimate of the scrap value of your
  trade-in. The scrap value, however minimal, will be in addition to the
  rebate, and not in place of the rebate.

Most questions about the program can be answered by visiting www.CARS.gov. If, after visiting the site, you still have questions, phone (866)227-7891.