Open primary supporters launch ballot initiative effort

  • Anthony Stobbe, an independent voter from Edmond and one of three proponents for putting an open primaries question before Oklahoma voters, speaks at a Yes on 835 press conference Tuesday. Keaton Ross/Oklahoma Watch
    Anthony Stobbe, an independent voter from Edmond and one of three proponents for putting an open primaries question before Oklahoma voters, speaks at a Yes on 835 press conference Tuesday. Keaton Ross/Oklahoma Watch
  • Oklahoma Watch
    Oklahoma Watch

    Increase voter turnout. Chip away at political polarization. Make elected officials more accountable to their constituents.

    Backers of open primaries believe they can accomplish all of the above via State Question 835, a citizen-led initiative petition filed Monday afternoon with the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office.

    The proposed constitutional amendment places all congressional, statewide, coun…