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Oklahoma Group Says It Will Put a Top-Two Initiative on the 2026 Ballot — 16 Comments

  1. Telemundo TV Puerto Rico? I don’t understand what AZ is saying. Someone please translate.

  2. TOP 2 PRIMARY = MORE NON-VOTES

    MORE VOTERS N-O-T VOTING FOR ANY COMMIE/FASCIST

    EVEN WORSE IF 2 D OR 2 R ARE THE TOP 2

  3. PR FOR NON-TROLL MORONS = PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

    SEND ALL BAN TROLL MORONS TO PUERTO RICO TO BE GIVEN MEDS BY LOCAL VOODOO WITCH DOCTORS

  4. I managed to get a word in edgewise on some of the local coverage.

    https://www.okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-united-files-petition-for-proposal-to-end-closed-primaries-oklahoma-elections-independents-democrats-republicans-state-question-835
    “It’s California style top 2. It’s a jungle primary. It’s not a traditional open primary like they have in our neighboring states of Arkansas and Texas where a voter can go in and choose any party’s primary ballot that they want,” Chairman of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party, Chris Powell, said. “And the problem that you have low voter turnout reducing choice for the General Election is still gonna be in place even if this passes.”

    https://kfor.com/news/local/push-to-create-open-primaries-in-oklahoma/
    Some believe an alternative to allow everyone to vote is by getting rid of a primary—and only having a general election. “Then if you need a runoff after that, because nobody got 50% in this race or that, we can do that,” said Chris Powell, OKLP Chair.
    Trey Orndorff, a political science professor, explained while the idea is to give everyone a vote regardless of party affiliation, there are some downsides to State Question 835. Orndorff said one downside is that two members of the same political party could end up going head to head.

    https://www.kosu.org/politics/2024-11-20/state-question-835-the-citizen-led-attempt-to-open-up-oklahomas-primary-elections
    Chris Powell is the chairman of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party. He ran for Pinnell’s office in 2022 and now serves as the Ward 1 Council Member for the City of Bethany in the OKC metro. He said what Oklahoma United and supporters of State Question 835 are pushing for is a “California style, top-two” primary system that doesn’t involve more voters. It potentially even excludes them.
    “Sixteen states have an open primary where a voter can go in and they can say, I want this party’s ballot or that party’s ballot,” Powell said. “This puts everybody on the same ballot in the primary, which is a problem, because regardless of what you do, you’re always going to have a smaller number of voters participating in the primary.”
    Instead, Powell said energy should be spent on having the most choices for voters when most are likely to cast ballots. “I’m probably not going to be able to vote, ever vote for any [candidate on the general election ballot] under this system,” he said. “So you know, let’s have voter choice, but let’s have it on the general election when the most people go to vote.”

  5. Another attempt to implement Top Two Tyranny in a state. I wonder how many unprincipled people from the petition business will run to work on this one.

  6. CP OK LP–

    NOOO PRIMARIES
    EQUAL BALLOT ACCESS LAWS
    PR – LEGIS – TOTAL VOTES / TOTAL MEMBERS = EQUAL VOTES TO ELECT
    NONPARTISAN APPV – EXECS/JUDICS
    TOTAL SOP

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