The Oklahoma House has now appointed members to the Conference Committee that will consider the final shape of HB 1058, the bill to ease ballot access for newly-qualifying parties. The House members of the Conference Committee recently met and voted to continue to advocate for the original bill, which lowers the number of signatures in all election years to exactly 22,500 signatures.

The Senate had passed that bill but had amended it so it makes no changes at all in presidential election years, although the Senate version of the bill does improve ballot access in mid-term years. Thanks to Micah Gamino for this news.