Ballot Access News
On July 12, the Oklahoma State Board of Elections conducted its customary drawing to determine the order of parties on the November ballot. The Libertarian Party ended up with the top spot; Republicans are next; Democrats are third. Thanks to Chris Powell for this news.
On July 12, the Oklahoma State Board of Elections conducted its customary drawing to determine the order of parties on the November ballot. The Libertarian Party ended up with the top spot; Republicans are next; Democrats are third. Thanks to Chris Powell for this news.
The reason Oklahoma has a lottery for ballot position is that the
Republican Party won a lawsuit against the old law back in the 1990’s.
The old law said specifically that Democrats should always have the top
line. Back then Oklahoma had a majority of Democrats in state
government.
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