Oklahoma Democratic Party Challenges the State Election Board on Closed Primaries

Oklahoma Democratic Party challenges the State Election Board on closed primaries

The Oklahoma Election Board's recent announcement that none of the political parties will have open primaries has the state's Democratic Party challenging the decision.

Oklahoma independent voters likely to be left out of 2026-2027 primaries

Independents, who constitute about one-fifth of the state's registered voters, have always been barred from Oklahoma's Republican and Libertarian primaries, but the Democratic Party has allowed them in recent election cycles.

Oklahoma independents left with no say in party primaries for 2026-2027 election cycle

Independent voters in Oklahoma will not be able to participate in primary elections for the 2026-2027 election cycles, the Oklahoma State Election Board announced Wednesday.

Oklahoma primary elections closed to independent voters for two years

Oklahoma's primary elections will exclude independent voters for the next two years due to a missed notification deadline, despite the Democratic Party's intentions to include them.

Oklahoma Democratic Party primaries closed to independents following ‘miscommunication’ • Oklahoma Voice

Paul Ziriax, election board secretary, speaks about candidate filing during a media briefing on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Democratic Party is challenging what it says is a decision by the Oklahoma Election Board to close the party’s primaries. The Oklahoma Election Board on Wednesday issued a press release saying no party notified the agency by deadline that it wanted to open …

Oklahoma State Election Board announces closed Democratic primaries, despite Dems' intentions