Ask Candidates to Sign Open Government Pledge

Freedom of Information Oklahoma Inc. invites candidates for statewide and local offices, as well as legislative seats, to pledge to abide by the letter and spirit of the state's open government laws. In signing the Open Government Pledge, candidates promise that they and the public bodies that they are "elected to govern will comply with not only the letter but also the spirit of Oklahoma's Open Meeting and Open Records laws."

Each candidate also promises to "support at every opportunity the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that the people are vested with the inherent right to know and be fully informed about their government so that they can efficiently and intelligently exercise their inherent political power."

Click here for instructions on submitting a signed pledge.

The website lists candidates who have signed the pledge.

FOI Oklahoma began the Open Government Pledge in 2008 as part of a national effort to spur public commitments to government transparency from candidates for president down to city council contests.