US EditionState Question 836 Moves Forward After Oklahoma Supreme Court Decision
The Oklahoma Supreme Court approved State Question 836, allowing supporters 90 days to collect 172,993 signatures to propose an open primary election system.
- On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision affirming that State Question 836, which proposes an open primary election system, meets the legal requirements to advance.
- This ruling follows challenges including a lawsuit by the Oklahoma Republican Party and a former Tulsa GOP chair, as well as claims the petition was misleading and unconstitutional.
- State Question 836 would allow voters to select any primary ballot regardless of party membership, replacing Oklahoma's current closed primary system where only party members vote.
- Supporters have a 90-day period to collect over 170,000 signatures from registered voters in Oklahoma to qualify the measure for the ballot, and the court has temporarily blocked Senate Bill 1027, which imposes restrictions on the process of gathering petition signatures.
- The ruling enables supporters to move forward with the initiative, potentially broadening voter participation and challenging the state’s existing closed primary structure.
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OK Supreme Court allows petition aiming for open primary election system to enter signature stage
The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted 8-0 to allow a petition for State Question 836 that aims to change Oklahoma to an open primary election system to enter the signature stage.
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The Journal RecordOpen primary ballot plan OK’d by Oklahoma Supreme Court
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. (Screenshot from the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network)OKLAHOMA CITY — 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. The state’s high court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 that a challe…
OPEN PRIMARIES? Petition for State Question approved by Okla. Supreme Court
The Oklahoma Supreme Court gives the go-ahead for a petition seeking a state question to go forward.Initiative Petition 448 is aimed at establishing an 'open primary system' in the state. Meaning all candidates for a covered office would be on the same primary ballot with no party, and any voter could vote for any candidate. The top two candidates would then go to the general election.Opponents of the petition said the way it was written was mis…
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