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The Oklahoman on MSN · 2d

State Question 835: Oklahomans could vote on open primary system

Advocates say open primaries will boost Oklahoma's low voter turnout and allow unaffiliated voters to have a say in elections.

Tulsa World · 2d

Proposed state question would change Oklahoma election system

Oklahoma United has filed an initiative petition to put a state question to end Oklahoma's closed primary system to a statewide vote in November 2026.

‘It’s Time To Fix This:' Oklahoma United Pushes For Open Primaries In State Elections

Just over half of Oklahomans voted in the presidential election trailing only Hawaii for the lowest voter turnout nationwide. Oklahoma United wants to amend the state constitution opening state primaries to everyone.

State Question 835: the citizen-led attempt to open up Oklahoma's primary elections

A newly filed ballot initiative aims to let Oklahoma voters decide to codify open primary elections in the state constitution.

Tyler Morning Telegraph · 2d

A proposal for open primary elections in Oklahoma

Oklahoma law specifies that primary elections be closed; right now, people can only vote for the party that they're registered with.

Push to create open primaries in Oklahoma

There's a new push to make primary elections in Oklahoma open for all parties and voters regardless of their political affiliation. Currently, those affiliated with a party can vote in that specific primary.

2don MSN

Oklahoma could be getting open primary elections in near future

Currently, Oklahoma’s primary elections are considered to be semi-closed, which means only registered political party members ...

Oklahoma Watch2d

Open Primary Supporters Launch Ballot Initiative Effort

Backers of State Question 835, which proposes amending the Oklahoma Constitution to place all candidates on a single open ...

Oklahoma Republican Party leaders take aim at Holt, Bynum, Osborn for support of open primary initiative

Push to create open primaries in Oklahoma If passed SQ 835 would move Oklahoma away from its current closed, partisan ...

The Norman Transcript8h

Oklahoma open primary proposal gets mixed reaction

Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner2dOpinion

Ballot Measure 2 looks like it could fail. Cue the election deniers.

The biggest unknown from Alaska’s election is the fate of the state’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system.

Tahlequah Daily Press1d

OKLAHOMA WATCH: Open primary supporters launch ballot initiative effort

Increase voter turnout. Chip away at political polarization. Make elected officials more accountable to their constituents.

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Idaho judge to decide if AG’s office will pay legal fees in open primaries lawsuit

After dismissing Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s legal effort to block a failed election reform ballot initiative, an Idaho ...

2don MSN

'How do you... properly debate?': Reaction pours in amid calls for open primaries in OK

The announcement of an effort to overhaul Oklahoma's election system to an open primary model elicited a strong reaction on ...

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