On February 17, the Oklahoma State Senate Rules Committee unanimously passed SB 896, which eases the definition of “Political party” from a group that polled 10% for the office at the top of the ballot in the last election, to one that polled 2.5% for such offices. Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for this news.

The Senate Rules Committee has eleven members, and the Senate only has 48 members, so the fact that all eleven Senators on the Rules Committee voted for the bill is a good indication that the bill is likely the pass the full Senate.