Beginning October 29, 2025, Oklahomans will have an opportunity to sign a petition to allow a vote on open primaries . State Question 836 seeks to replace Oklahoma’s closed, exclusionary primary system with an “open primary” system. Under SQ 836 , all candidates for political office would appear on the same primary ballot, regardless of party affiliation, and ballots would include each candidate’s party of registration or independent status. All registered voters would be able to vote in the primary, regardless of party affiliation, and the top two candidates would advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.

SQ 836 is a grass roots, nonpartisan initiative in which the proponents are a Republican, a Democrat, and an independent.

Nonpartisan open primaries are not

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