On Oct. 20, 2020, before the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in Oklahoma City, Tomlin Energy, LLC was granted their permit to take 33,000 acre feet of overflow water from the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County, Okla.

Joe Biden has made it clear that he will do his best to “unify” the country following an election in which more than 71 million Americans — nearly half the electorate voted for Donald Trump. It is an admirable goal. But any chance of that happening depends on the American people having confidence that the election outcome resulted from a fair and honest process. Though never perfect, our electoral system has generally instilled confidence for the past 231 years, which is why it has worked so well.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Democratic Party celebrates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s historic win: “The American people have made their voices heard for democracy and to build back the soul of our nation for the better. Now is the time for unity and a time to begin the healing,” stated Alicia Andrews, Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep facilities for remaining mail ballots and rush their delivery, as receipt deadlines close in.

Six presidential elections have been held on this date since the Civil War. The first three (1868, 1896, and 1908) went to Republicans. The next three (1936, 1964, and 1992) went to Democrats, two of them in landslides. Today is the rubber match, although it’s uncertain whether we’ll know by midnight which party prevailed.