By Sean Murphy Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two U.S. presidential hopefuls are suing the state of Oklahoma, arguing its ballot-access laws unconstitutionally discriminate against third-party and independent candidates for president. The lawsuit was filed last week in federal ...

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By Marie Price The Journal Record Younger voters encounter problems with voter registration that might be alleviated if they could sign up online, Jacintha Bachman told a state Senate panel Thursday.

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By M. Scott Carter The Journal Record Oklahoma voters will return to the polls in just a few weeks to narrow down their list of candidates for the general election.

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By M. Scott Carter The Journal Record For the first time in state history, more than 2 million Oklahomans are registered to vote. That figure, state Election Board spokesman Bryan Dean said, includes 884,609 Democrats, 867,493 Republicans and 249,144 independents. ...

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By Marie Price Attorney Orenthel Denson will remain on the ballot along with Oklahoma County District Judge Donald Deason, as the result of an order issued by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

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By Marie Price Almost 2 million of Oklahoma’s 3.8 million residents were registered to vote at the end of June, with the state gaining 15,500 new voters since January.

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By Marie Price  How close is too close when it comes to similarity in candidates’ names? That is what Oklahoma County District Judge Donald Deason is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to decide.

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It was fairly clear—the Oklahoma Supreme Court certainly thought so—that the State Election Board was correct to strike the name of Richard W. Freeman Jr. from the judicial ballot in 1998.

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Former Pittsburg County Special Judge Bill Layden was indicted in September 2011 on conspiracy to obstruct an embezzlement investigation probing allegations surrounding the handling of funds from drug court fees.

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Once again—the same thing happened two years ago—about half of the 101 members of the state House of Representatives drew no challengers during the three-day filing period that ended at 5 p.m. Friday.

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