our mission
The mission of Oklahoma United is to improve civic engagement through nonpartisan voter support and systemic reforms.
We support voter registration, objective data and fact-based voter education, advocacy for sensible governance, and the distribution of trustworthy information for well-informed citizens.
Oklahoma United supports moving to open primaries.
We need your help.
oklahomans want to vote for the best person
Democracy is defined by the freedom to vote.
But in closed partisan elections, Oklahomans are ignored and have no or poor choices on ballots in the elections we all fund with our tax dollars.
This is why we don't bother voting, and the politicians are A-OK with status quo. They have zero interest in what matters to the majority of us.
Open primaries lessen the influence of political insiders and encourage candidates to be responsive to all their constituents.
Voter turnout is the sign of a healthy democracy. Unfortunately, Oklahoma ranks LAST in voter turnout. Our citizens have figured out they don't matter in a primary system that fails to produce competitive races and disenfranchises hundreds of thousands of voters.
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About Oklahoma United
Oklahoma United is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to supporting and empowering all Oklahoma voters and creating connections between citizens and government with meaningful representation and elections.
What do we do?
We research, produce, and share information about Oklahoma elections and how we can better connect government to the people. We create action plans for nonpartisan ideas with the potential to improve voter engagement and elected official accountability. We are working to pass SQ 836 for fully open primaries on a single ballot so we can all vote for whoever we want in the elections we're all paying for!
How do we do it?
Only with your support. Volunteer. Ask about our Internship program. Donate. Get in touch. Attend one of our events. Read our articles. Watch one of our videos. Spread the word. Write you own Letter to the Editor or op-ed. Sign up for our socials and emails on this website and join the thousands of your friends and neighbors who are ready to make a difference today and give our children the tools they will need for a future we can only imagine.
WHAT are we doing about it?
Three concerned citizens have filed SQ 836, a citizen petition. After a period for the public to review the filing and bring legal objections, the proponents of SQ 836 will have 90 days to collect 172, 993 signatures (15 percent of the total votes cast for governor in 2022). Once the signatures are submitted and approved, Governor Kevin Stitt will set a date for SQ 836 to appear on a statewide ballot. At that point, Oklahomans will vote on whether to move the state to an open primary system.
