 We're getting you up to speed with the three big things you need to know every 15 minutes. New this morning, the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot fast approaching. State and county runoff primary elections, the city of Tulsa general election, and several other local elections all going on on August 27th. Voters who need an absentee ballot must apply by the deadline of August 12th. Happening now, the 16th annual Home and Garden Expo of Oklahoma returns to Tulsa this weekend.