What Happened

100+ residents.
Three council members.
One demand.

On May 27, 2026, more than 100 OKC residents joined the ACLU of Oklahoma, ACLU National, Dream Action OK, Oklahomans for Privacy, and DeFlockOKC at Mayflower Congregational Church to demand action on Flock surveillance. Three council members showed up. One said his preference is the maximalist position: cancel the contract entirely.

Showed up 100+ OKC residents Council members James Cooper (Ward 2), JoBeth Hamon (Ward 6), Camal Pennington (Ward 7) Next step Contract renewal vote (deferred)

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What happened

The May 27 town hall turned a documented record into a public movement - one with named council members on the inside arguing for full contract termination. Here's what came out of it.

100+

OKC residents in the room

Standing-room turnout at Mayflower Congregational Church. Coverage from Free Press OKC, KOCO 5, and The Gayly.

Council members showed up

James Cooper (Ward 2), JoBeth Hamon (Ward 6), and Camal Pennington (Ward 7) attended and engaged. Cooper publicly stated his preference is "the maximalist position" - full contract termination. Pennington signaled active conversations are underway.

Council members did not

Carter, Avers, Stone, Hinkle, and Stonecipher were absent. The contract renewal vote has been repeatedly deferred by council. Look up your ward and reach out now.

TBD

Renewal vote (deferred)

The Flock renewal vote has been repeatedly deferred as the city works through its ongoing datacenter agenda. Residents already stood up unprompted on June 16 (8 of 10 commenters against Flock) and on July 7 (five more). The coalition shows up at every council meeting until the vote lands. Every email, every public comment, every conversation is part of the record.

"Flock is the most problematic ALPR company in the country. Oklahoma City appears to be all in on Flock, and that is quite troubling."

- Chad Marlow, ACLU National Senior Policy Counsel, at the May 27 town hall

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Update · June 16, 2026

The pressure didn't pause.

Three weeks after the town hall, the next council meeting came and went without a single Flock item on the agenda. Residents brought it up anyway.

8/10

8 of 10 public commenters at the June 16 OKC council meeting spoke against Flock - even though the contract was not on the agenda.

Residents made it the conversation anyway. That is what unprompted public pressure looks like.

Update · July 7, 2026

Same play. Second time.

Flock was not on the July 7 council agenda either. Residents brought it up anyway.

Five community members stood up at the July 7 OKC council meeting to speak out against Flock - three weeks after 8 of 10 commenters did the same on June 16.

Thirteen public comments across two consecutive council meetings, both times with Flock off the agenda. The renewal vote itself has been repeatedly deferred by council; the coalition shows up at every meeting until it lands. Same coalition, same demand, on the day it actually counts.

The conversation is moving.
Don't let it stall.

The town hall is over. The June 16 and July 7 council meetings are behind us - eight and five residents stood up at each, unprompted. The renewal vote itself has been repeatedly deferred by council as the ongoing datacenter agenda consumes meeting time. Three council members are already aligned. Five have not yet engaged. The single highest-leverage thing you can do right now is sign the ACLU of Oklahoma petition - it goes directly to all eight council members, the City Manager, and the Mayor.

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Town hall hosted by ACLU of Oklahoma, ACLU National, Dream Action OK, Oklahomans for Privacy, and DeFlockOKC.

100+ residents.Three council members.One demand.