Lawton Voters Prepare For City Charter Amendment Elections

The City of Lawton will have elections for proposed amendments to the City Charter and positions for City Council in Wards 3, 4 and 5. All registered voters in Lawton will be able to vote on the amendments to the City Charter and only residents in Ward 3, 4 and 5 will be able to vote for the City Council representative in their respective wards.

According to the City of Lawton, the city is proposing two amendments to the City Charter. The proposed amendments include:

Implementing the True North Statement into different provisions to ensure it as a "guiding framework" for current and future city officials.
The second amendment would change the probationary for city officials from six months to 12 months.

Residents in Wards 3, 4 and 5 will vote on City Council members.

The City of Lawton has three openings for City Council in Wards 3, 4 and 5. The current council members for Wards 4 and 5 will be seeking re-election while Ward 3 Councilmember Linda Chapman will not seek re-election.

Only residents in Wards 3, 4 and 5 will be able to vote for their respective city council members. Lawton residents can use their address to look up what ward they're in via the City of Lawton's website.

Ward 3 Candidates: Kirby Brown, Paul Greene, Charlie Pulliam
Ward 4 Candidates: George Gill (incumbent), Andrew Norris, Tiffiney Dimery, David Stebleton, Ronald Ballew
Ward 5 Candidates: Allan Hampton (incumbent), David Burkett

Lawton polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9.

All polling stations in Lawton will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Sept. 9. Registered voters in Lawton can locate their polling station on the Oklahoma Voter Portal.

Lawton's Worst Roads As Voted By You

Roads have always been a hot topic in Lawton. The local government always promises to fix them when elections are at stake, but the improvements never come. It's more of the same, crumbling roads and band-aid patches due to what the city describes as "too little funding," even though we continually vote for bonds to satisfy these issues.

Here are the worst commonly used roads in Lawton as voted by you.

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Closed Lawton Restaurants We All Wish Were Still Open

Do you ever get that bummer feeling when you're craving a meal that just isn't available anymore? Or better yet, not necessarily the food as much as the people and ambiance you grew up with? Hundreds of restaurants have come and gone in Lawton, Oklahoma, but here's a quick list of eateries we all wish were still around.

Gallery Credit: Kelso