NEARLY ALL OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN STATE LAWMAKERS OPPOSE SQ 836, WARN OF CALIFORNIA-STYLE ELECTIONS

More than 90 percent of Oklahoma House Republicans, and 95 percent of Oklahoma Senate Republicans, have jointly signed a letter urging Oklahomans to reject State Question 836, saying the proposal is “bad policy and bad for Oklahoma.”

State Question 836 would eliminate Oklahoma’s primary elections and instead place all candidates from all parties on a single ballot, with all voters participating regardless of party registration. The top two finishers would then proceed to the November general election ballot under SQ 836–even if both candidates are members of the same political party.

That would largely mirror California elections, where even statewide races have involved only two Democratic candidates.

An initiative-petition effort is underway to collect 172,993 valid signatures to place SQ 836 on the ballot in Oklahoma.



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