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Impeachment in Oklahoma

Impeachment in Oklahoma

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Impeachment or removal from office is a mechanism for removing a government official from office. In Oklahoma, impeachment of state officials is governed by the Oklahoma Constitution and covers statewide elected officials. Removal from office is governed by statute and applies to other elected officials in the state.[1]

While there is no mechanism for recall elections of state officials, some municipal governments in Oklahoma allow for recall petitions and elections to remove officials from office.[2]

Tribal nations in Oklahoma have their own constitutions and may have their own mechanisms for impeaching tribal officials.

The following is a list of officials impeached or removed from office in the U.S. State of Oklahoma.

Statewide officials

Impeached and removed

Impeached and resigned

Resigned after impeachment filed

Municipal officials

Removed from office

Recall elections

  • Judd Blevins, was recalled from the Enid City Commission on April 2, 2024, after he admitted to marching at the Unite the Right Rally in 2017 and amidst allegations he served as the Oklahoma state coordinator for the now-defunct Identity Evropa.[11]

Tribal officials

References

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    Adkison, Danny M.; Palmer, Lisa McNair (2020). "Impeachment and Removal from Office". The Oklahoma State Constitution (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford Academic. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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    "Progress of Investigation and Impeachment". Harlow's Weekly. March 1, 1913. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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    "Impeachment Not New in Oklahoma". The Medford Patriot-Star. October 18, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    O'Dell, larr. "Walton, John Calloway (1881-1949)". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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    Lovett, John R. "Leo Meyer: Texas and Oklahoma Settler and politician" Western States Jewish History, Vo. XXVI, No. 1, Oct. 1993, pp. 55-64
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    "Gallery of Mayors". City of Tulsa. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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    Zadrozny, Brandy (3 April 2024). "Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote". NBC News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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    Polacca, Benny (21 January 2014). "Osage Nation Principal Chief John Red Eagle removed from office". Osage News. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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