Every 10 years, the Legislature is constitutionally required to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries using the latest U.S. Census data. When politicians manipulate their voting districts to give themselves an advantage, it's called partisan gerrymandering. People Not Politicians is a coalition of concerned Oklahomans who want to end gerrymandering by taking power away from politicians and bringing it back to the people. It’s time to get politicians focused on fixing our states' real problems – our crumbling roads, struggling schools and closing hospitals – instead of manipulating our political system to ensure they’re re-elected without having to answer to regular voters.

 

People Not Politicians filed a ballot initiative that would end the practice of partisan gerrymandering (the process that allows politicians to serve their self-interests instead of their constituents) by establishing an independent commission of Oklahoma citizens to draw boundaries for state legislative and congressional districts in a fair, open and transparent manner. As a result the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate announced dates for a series of redistricting town hall meetings to be held across the state.