Evaluation of Oklahoma county websites
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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Oklahoma county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Oklahoma's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
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means that information is included on the government website |
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means that the information was not provided on the government website |
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means that information was partially provided |
Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.
Conclusions chart
2012
This chart encompasses the 5 largest counties in Oklahoma: Oklahoma County, Tulsa County, Cleveland County, Comanche County, and Canadian County. These counties averaged a "C-" website transparency score in 2012.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
2009
The rest of these counties were last evaluated in 2009 and the results are reflected in the conclusion chart below. In 2009, the counties averaged an "F" website transparency grade.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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2 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
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1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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28 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 14 |
| No Website | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an Oklahoma county, you can report the error by emailing us.
