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Good Government
Brecheen: ‘Open primary’ designed to help left-wing politicians
U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen is warning Oklahomans that a proposed “open primary” system—modeled after California’s “top two” elections—would tilt Oklahoma politics sharply to the left.Ray Carter | October 21, 2025
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Law & Principles
Former Californian warns: ‘top two’ model would be a disaster for Oklahoma
State Question 836 would replace Oklahoma’s current party-primary system with a California-style “top two” model. Julie Collier, an Oklahoma teacher who lived in California for years, says the “top two” model destroyed meaningful competition and handed total control to the far left.Ray Carter | October 20, 2025
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Law & Principles
Hern urges Republicans to speak out against California-style elections in Oklahoma
Congressman Kevin Hern is warning Oklahoma Republicans that silence is not an option as activists push a California-style overhaul of the state’s election system. “Every Republican leader in the state should be speaking out against this,” Hern said.Ray Carter | October 7, 2025
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Law & Principles
California, Washington disprove claim that SQ 836 would ‘moderate’ politics in Oklahoma
Advocates of California-style “jungle primaries” insist the system moderates politics, but evidence from Washington and California shows the opposite. Since adopting open primaries, both states have only seen Democrats tighten their grip on power.Ryan Haynie | September 29, 2025
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Law & Principles
SQ 836 would import California’s voting system, thwart Oklahoma conservatives
SQ 836 would replace Oklahoma’s traditional primary elections with a California-style “top two” system. If adopted, the measure could distort representation, silence conservative voters, and open the door for far-left policies to take hold.Jonathan Small | September 29, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling opens door for California-style elections in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has cleared the way for State Question 836, a proposal to replace Oklahoma’s current party-primary system with California’s “top two” model.Ray Carter | September 16, 2025
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Budget & Tax
The real cost of ‘top two’: Taxifornia shows us what happens
Since adopting the “top-two” election model in 2010, California has seen a dramatic spike in taxes and an exodus of residents and income.Curtis Shelton | August 5, 2025
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Education
One in four Oklahoma youth benefiting from school choice
Many claim that 95% of Oklahoma students attend their local public school. In reality, the share of Oklahoma students whose families “choose” to enroll in the geographically closest public school may be closer to 76 percent.Ray Carter | July 18, 2025
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Law & Principles
OCPA comments on court challenges to initiative petition reforms
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued a statement regarding the court challenges filed by supporters of State Question 836 against the initiative petition reforms in Senate Bill 1027 that were passed overwhelmingly by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Staff | June 13, 2025
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Law & Principles
Advocates of California-style elections sue over Oklahoma petition reform
Activists working to impose a California-style election system in Oklahoma have filed lawsuits seeking to overturn our state’s newly enacted initiative-petition reforms.Ray Carter | June 13, 2025
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma Republican Party opposes California election scheme
Officials with the Oklahoma Republican Party have filed a lawsuit challenging a state question that would junk the state’s current election system and instead force Oklahoma voters to participate in a California-style system.Ray Carter | April 14, 2025
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Law & Principles, Good Government
California-style ‘top two’ election system doesn’t deliver on its promises
The California-style top-two system proposed in SQ 836 does not deliver on its promises. Instead, it makes it more difficult for Oklahoma voters to choose a candidate that represents their values and interests.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | February 17, 2025
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Education
Test results show no academic improvement after Oklahoma’s school spending spree
Though funding for Oklahoma’s public schools has skyrocketed since 2013, test scores in both reading and math are far lower today than in 2013.Ray Carter | January 29, 2025
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Law & Principles
OCPA: California-style primary (still) a bad idea
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued the following statement after proponents refiled a proposed state question that would eliminate primary elections for most federal, state, and local offices in Oklahoma.Staff | January 6, 2025
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Law & Principles
OKC mayor, conservative Republicans differ on California-style election scheme
Though the mayor of Oklahoma City is touting a California-style election scheme, Republicans with a history of supporting conservative causes are firmly opposed.Ray Carter | November 21, 2024
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Budget & Tax
Where Oklahoma state spending ranks
Oklahoma is often characterized as a low-tax state, but as OCPA has already shown, Oklahoma has not been a historically low-tax state. In fact, when data on total state spending are analyzed, Oklahoma comes in at 33 among the 50 states.Curtis Shelton | June 5, 2018
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Education
OKCPS using Obama school-leniency policy tied to Florida shooting
School shootings are rare; what is much more common are school-based offenses and misbehaviors that disrupt learning and even endanger students, teachers, and staff. And there is increasing evidence that a letter from the Obama administration to education officials has resulted in many schools softening their disciplinary policies—with unfortunate results.Mike Brake | May 31, 2018