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3. Putting A Ballot Measure On A Primary Ballot
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 05:23 PM
Oct 2022

should be illegal. Does OK have an open primary or closed? In my state, it's closed so only registered R & D voters show up to primaries and in most primaries less than 30% of registered voters bother showing up at all.

In my state, conservative voters are the only folks who consistently show up and vote in primary elections so it's hard to pass any progressive ballot measures. By design, conservative initiatives are more likely to pass (often with less than 20% voter participation rates). Maybe OK is different, but I suspect conservatives know any measure they don't support will likely not be passed on a primary ballot as opposed to a general election.

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