Yes on the initiative to end straight-party voting in Oklahoma.
One box shouldn't decide every contest on your ballot — including the county and legislative races most voters never get to. It's common sense: mark every race.
A statewide initiative by Okies First PAC
- valid signatures to qualify
- 92,263valid signatures to qualify
- counties to organize
- 77counties to organize
- intentional mark per race
- 1intentional mark per race
What exactly is the Every Vote Counts initiative?
One mark can't decide a dozen races. It's time to mark every one.
Straight-party voting fills every partisan race on your ballot from a single mark. This initiative keeps the ballot simple and makes each choice intentional.
Learn more about the initiativeRequires individual marking
Voters mark each partisan race separately, so every contest on the ballot gets its own decision.
Applies to every party
No party gets an automatic advantage or an automatic sweep. The rule is the same for everyone.
Keeps voter control
You can still support an entire party. You just mark each candidate instead of one box for all of them.
3 things you can do right now.
This is a citizen-led initiative. It qualifies with signatures and it passes with conversations.
One box shouldn't decide every contest on your ballot.
Straight-party voting lets one mark fill every partisan race on the ballot. Every Vote Counts asks Oklahomans to make an intentional choice in each contest — including the down-ballot races that shape county government and the Legislature.
Read why it mattersWhat the measure actually does
- Ends
- the straight-party option on Oklahoma general election ballots.
- Requires
- a mark next to each candidate you intend to support.
- Leaves alone
- state questions, judicial retention, and nonpartisan races.
From Kay County to McCurtain County.
This is a statewide question, decided by voters in every county — not by party leaders in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City
The measure is filed here. The decision belongs to voters statewide.
Guthrie
Small towns carry the same ballot length as the cities do.
Wheat country
Seventy-seven counties, one question on every one of them.
How the petition gets filed.
We're adding the finishing touches to the legal filing. Here is every step between today and a certified petition.
- 01
Finalize the petition
Prepare the final petition text, a short Gist (a plain-language summary), and a suggested ballot title.
- 02
Choose proponents
Select 1–3 official Proponents of Record. They must sign the original petition by hand and provide their name and address exactly as it appears on their voter registration.
- 03
Request the filing packet
Email the Secretary of State to request the official Initiative Filing Packet. Tell them your planned filing date and whether you will file in person or by delivery.
executivelegislative@sos.ok.gov - 04
File with the Secretary of State
Submit the complete filing together:
- The original petition with the proponents' handwritten signatures
- The Gist and suggested ballot title
- Completed forms from the packet
- The $500 filing fee
Also send a copy to the Attorney General.
- 05
Review and public notice
The Secretary of State reviews the Gist. Once accepted, a notice is published and a 90-day window opens for any legal challenges.
- 06
Signature collection window
After any challenges are resolved, the Secretary of State sets the official start date. You then have exactly 90 days to collect 92,263 valid signatures.
- 07
Submit signatures
Turn in the signed petitions by the deadline. The Secretary of State verifies the signatures. If enough valid signatures are certified, the measure goes to the ballot.
Note: Signature collection cannot begin until the Secretary of State officially opens the 90-day window.
We can't qualify this on volunteer hours alone.
Collecting 92,263 valid signatures takes paid circulators, county captains, printing, and a legal filing. Every dollar goes straight into putting this measure in front of Oklahoma voters.
Secure giving through Okies First PAC
Paid for by Okies First PAC
The signature drive starts soon. Be first to know.
Signatures for this initiative are collected in person, on paper, at events across Oklahoma. Join the email list and we'll send the dates, locations, and what to bring.
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