Voting Rights

The U.S. Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against Oklahoma after state election officials agreed to hand over voter data on the condition that citizen privacy is protected.

House Bill 3722, authored by Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, would make selecting a party affiliation or independent designation a requirement to complete voter registration.

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.

Oklahoma's Secretary of State announced on March 6 that a state question to open Oklahoma's primary elections failed to meet signature requirements. But voters may still have a chance to vote on the future of the state's primaries.

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

The Supreme Court appears inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.

A state question is seeking to open up Oklahoma’s primary elections. Advocates allege it will stop more extreme candidates. But some prominent lawmakers say the state question process is skewed to favor Oklahoma's most populated areas.

A group hoping to ask Oklahomans if they’d like to participate in open primary elections is crying foul as lawmakers look to add additional requirements to the state question process.

Critics say effort is fear mongering

An extended signature collection window, verification deadline and ban on foreign contributions in initiative campaigns would benefit Oklahomans, one lawmaker says.