Oklahoma Representative Chris Benge (R-Tulsa), speaker of the House, has recently said that he supports HB 1072, the ballot access reform bill. This development makes it fairly likely that the bill will pass before the legislature adjourns at the end of May.
The bill passed both houses of the legislature last year, but the two versions differ. The bill has been in a conference committee ever since. The final version of the bill is yet to be determined, but there is some reason to believe it will require 10,000 valid signatures for a new party, which is far better than the existing requirement of 73,134 valid signatures.
That would be great! I wish every state had a 10,000 signature maximum…..
Given the population of Oklahoma the new requirement is still no “gimme” but is certainly a vast improvement. Let’s hope this bill passes.
This is good to hear!!! I hope NC will have the same fortunes in the coming session of the Assembly.
Given the population of Oklahoma the new requirement is still no “gimme” but is certainly a vast improvement. Let’s hope this bill passes.