On March 10, the Oklahoma House passed HB 2181 by a vote of 90-0. The eleven members who didn’t vote were all excused that day, which means that no legislator who was in the chamber abstained. The bill now goes to the State Senate. It lowers the petition for a newly-qualifying party to 1% of the last gubernatorial vote. Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for this news.
Outstanding.
It actually passed the Oklahoma House? Amazing. If Oklahoma moves towards more open ballot access, other more restrictive states might reconsider their laws as well.
The real trouble is going to be in getting it through the Senate without it being amended. Hopefully we can convince them to just let it go to a floor vote.