State questions

Here's how a 2024 law may have helped sink Oklahoma's SQ 836

Lionel Ramos

Days after the Oklahoma Secretary of State's office announced the failure of State Question 836, it filed a certification summary with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. That summary helps explain why voters won't see the initiative on a ballot.

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Open primaries state question fails to make it on to Oklahoma ballot

Abigail Siatkowski, Graycen Wheeler

The Oklahoma Secretary of State's office says State Question 836 did not receive the signatures it needed to appear on an Oklahoma ballot.

In this promotional photograph, a woman speaks with an 836 signature gatherer.

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Organizers share 'a lot of enthusiasm' as signature gathering for open primaries kicks off

Ben Abrams

Organizers need to get more than 172,000 signatures by Jan. 28 in order to get SQ836 on the next ballot.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on June 24, 2025 heard oral arguments in favor and against a proposed ballot question to open primary elections in the state.

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Open primary ballot plan OK’d by Oklahoma Supreme Court

Emma Murphy

An initiative petition aiming to reform Oklahoma’s election system and open primaries can begin collecting signatures following a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

a wooden judge's hammer sitting on top of a table

Local & Regional

New report says voter-backed program to reduce crime and incarceration has paid off

Ben Abrams

The report, released by nonprofit Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, concludes property crime has gone down by nearly a third in the state.

Local & Regional

Oklahoma Group Drops Plan for Redistricting State Question

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group seeking to change the way Oklahoma's state and congressional districts are drawn is abandoning its plans to seek a public…