With exactly one year to go until Election Day 2010, U.S. English is beginning the countdown until Oklahomans get the opportunity to make English the official language of the state. On Nov. 2, 2010, more than 2.1 million registered voters in Oklahoma will get the long-awaited chance to approve an official English measure that would make the Sooner State the 31st to adopt English as the official language of the state.

In a House Financial Services Committee meeting this morning, Rep. Christopher Lee and a number of colleagues will attempt to block efforts permitting government imposed multilingualism on the private sector. Rep. Lee’s amendment to H.R. 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, would strike a clause requiring private businesses to provide consumer information in languages other than English. The amendment is expected to be voted on later today.

78 percent of New Jersey residents support making English the official language of the state, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling. The survey of 500 likely voters in the Garden State found majority support for official English legislation among Democrats, Republicans and Independents, all by better than 2-to-1 margins.