All qualified parties in Oklahoma nominate by primary. Current law says candidates file for the primary in April. Current law says the petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties is March 1.
Representative Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) has introduced HB 2338, which moves the deadline for a primary candidate to file a declaration of candidacy to mid-January. The bill does not amend the law that says new parties must qualify by March 1. The bill, therefore, creates a problem for new parties that don’t qualify until after it is too late for any candidates to file to run in that party’s primary. The bill has a hearing in the House Ethics and Elecctions Committee on February 12.
The advantage of an open primary is that there is no need for party qualification, since parties aren’t entangled with the government.
Another unequal machination with a catch 22 feature.
See olde TV MASH shows regarding military catch 22.
How many COMMAND orders from Devil City to purge ALL minor parties and independents OFF the ballots ???