Oklahoma GOP leaders say open primaries are a bad idea

Oklahoma GOP leaders say open primaries are a bad idea

As an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling looms on whether voters will have the chance to open state primary elections to all, the state Republican Party is working to convince its members that State Question 836 is a bad deal. But political rhetoric differs from the argument in court.

Open Primaries - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Open primaries is a term that encompasses a number of systems that states use for conducting political primaries, none of which limit individuals to voting only in the primary of the party they are registered for (‘closed primary’). The main variations of open primaries, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, are: Partially open: voters may cross party lines to vote in primaries but they must publicly declare their ballot c…