Vote On Tuesday In Oklahoma City’s Maps 4 Special Election

From the City of Oklahoma City:

February 29, 2020

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Oklahoma City’s MAPS 4 special election.

Visit okc.gov/maps4 for details on MAPS 4. Click here to see a sample ballot.

Visit the Oklahoma State Election Board’s voter portal at ok.gov/elections/ovp to check your voter registration or find your polling place. Two precincts in far northwest Oklahoma City have new voting locations as of this fall: Precinct 550151 now votes at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 10600 N Council Road, and Precinct 550153 now votes at Newchurch at 9201 N Rockwell Ave.

EMBARK bus and OKC Streetcar service is free on Tuesday to help voters get to the polls. Visit embarkok.com or okcstreetcar.com for route maps and schedules.

State law requires proof of identity to vote. Acceptable forms of ID are a voter ID card, driver’s license or another form of ID issued by the federal government, state government or federally recognized tribal government. Voters may also cast a provisional ballot by proving their identity with a signed, sworn affidavit, which is available at the polling station.

All Oklahoma City voters registered by the Nov. 15 deadline are eligible to cast a ballot. If you aren’t sure that you live in Oklahoma City, visit okc.gov/citylimits to check.

Voters who have disabilities can find more information about voter assistance in Oklahoma at ok.gov/elections.

The MAPS 4 election has only one item on the ballot. Voters will vote yes or no on a temporary penny sales tax, which the Oklahoma City Council will devote to MAPS 4.

About MAPS 4

MAPS 4 is a debt-free public improvement program funded by a temporary penny sales tax, which would raise a projected $978 million over eight years. It requires approval from Oklahoma City voters.

MAPS 4 would keep Oklahoma City’s sales tax rate unchanged. The sales tax would take effect April 1 when the Better Streets, Safer City temporary sales tax expires.

The proposed MAPS 4 program includes all 16 of the projects that received a scheduled presentation during this summer’s special meetings. It’s focused on neighborhood and human needs, as well as quality of life and job-creating initiatives. More than 70 percent of the funding is dedicated to neighborhood and human needs.

The 16 MAPS 4 projects are:

• Parks ($140 million)
• Youth Centers ($110 million)
• Senior Wellness Centers ($30 million)
• Mental Health and Addiction ($40 million)
• Family Justice Center operated by Palomar ($38 million)
• Transit ($87 million)
• Sidewalks, bike lanes, trails and streetlights ($87 million)
• Homelessness ($50 million)
• Chesapeake Energy Arena and related facilities ($115 million)
• Animal Shelter ($38 million)
• Fairgrounds Coliseum ($63 million)
• Diversion Hub ($17 million)
• Innovation District ($71 million)
• Freedom Center and Clara Luper Civil Rights Center ($25 million)
• Beautification ($30 million)
• Multipurpose Stadium ($37 million)

If voters approve the tax to fund MAPS 4, each project will be refined in the coming years as the process unfolds, much like the previous MAPS programs. A volunteer advisory board will make recommendations to the City Council, which has final oversight.

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This press release was produced by the City of Oklahoma City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.