Oklahoma Minor Parties Dismiss Ballot Access Lawsuit due to Procedural...
Source: Ballot Access News On January 31, 2012, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the Oklahoma Green Party filed a lawsuit, challenging the state’s ballot access procedure for newly-qualifying...
View ArticleAmericans Elect Has One Registrant in Oklahoma
Source: Ballot Access News On January 15, the Oklahoma Election Board released a new statewide registration tally. See this story. One person in the state is registered “Americans Elect.” Americans...
View ArticleWeak Oklahoma Ballot Access Reform Bill Introduced
Source: Ballot Access News Oklahoma State Senator Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher) has introduced SB 668, which does not improve ballot access for newly-qualifying parties in presidential election years, but...
View ArticleStrong Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Introduced in House
Source: Ballot Access News Oklahoma State Representative Jeffrey Hickman has introduced HB 2134, which lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast to...
View ArticleOklahoma needs ballot access reform
Source: News OK (via Ballot Access News) Ballot access reform is again on the table in Oklahoma. Will this be the year that we join the rest of the United States in easing the requirements to form a...
View ArticleOklahoma Weak Ballot Access Reform Bill Set for Hearing on Wednesday,...
Source: Ballot Access News The Oklahoma Senate Rules Committee will hear SB 668 on Wednesday, February 13, at 10 a.m. SB 668 is one of the ballot access reform bills pending, but it is by far the...
View ArticleWeak Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Passes Senate Rules Committee
Source: Ballot Access News On February 13, Oklahoma SB 668 passed the Senate Rules Committee. It changes the number of signatures needed for a newly-qualifying party for midterm years from 66,744...
View ArticleHearing Set for Strong Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill
Source: Ballot Access News The Oklahoma House Rules Committee will hear HB 2134 on Wednesday, February 20, at 9 a.m. This is the bill to lower the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party to...
View ArticleStrong Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Advances
Source: Ballot Access News On February 20, the Oklahoma House Rules Committee passed HB 2134. The vote was 7-0 and the Committee did not amend the bill. The bill lowers the number of signatures for a...
View ArticleOklahoma Senate Unanimously Passes Weak Ballot Access Bill
Source: Ballot Access News On February 27, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed SB 668, which eases ballot access for newly-qualifying parties in midterm years, but does not reduce the number of...
View ArticleMatt Pinnell, Foe of Ballot Access Reform, Won’t Seek Another Term as Chair...
Source: Ballot Access News On March 6, Oklahoma Republican Party state chair Matt Pinnell said he won’t seek another term as state chair. The Republican Party will choose a new chair at its state...
View ArticleRegion 7 Report To LNC
Source: Independent Political Report Region 7 Report. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas. March 16-17, 2013. By Gary Johnson and Paulie Frankel. Alabama. The Libertarian Party of Alabama...
View ArticleWeak Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Moves Ahead
Source: Ballot Access News On March 18, SB 668 moved to the House Judiciary Committee. It lowers the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties in midterm years somewhat, but does not reduce the...
View ArticleOklahoma Bill Defeated, Would Have Required Candidates to File in January for...
Source: Ballot Access News On March 5, the Oklahoma Senate defeated SB 275 by a vote of 23 “yes” to 22 “no”. The Senate has 48 members, and bills need 25 votes to pass. The bill would have moved the...
View ArticleWeak Oklahoma Ballot Access Bill Advances
Source: Ballot Access News On April 2, the Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee passed SB 668 unanimously. It has no effect on the number of signatures needed for a newly-qualifying party in presidential...
View ArticleWeak Oklahoma Ballot Access Reform Bill Can’t Pass This Year
Source: Ballot Access News Oklahoma SB 668 lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party in midterm years, from 5% of the last presidential vote, to 5% of the last gubernatorial vote....
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