Oklahoma Libertarian Party
| Oklahoma Libertarian Party | |
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| NA | |
| Chairperson | Jimmy Cook |
| Vice-Chair | David Splinter |
| Second Vice-Chair | |
| Treasurer | Larry Brittain |
| Secretary | Robert Stock |
| Member at-large | |
| LNC Region | Unaffiliated |
| Founded | April 1972 |
| Address | PO Box 14042 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74139-1042 |
| Website | http://www.oklp.org/ |
The Oklahoma Libertarian Party is currently chaired by Jimmy Cook In 2004, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party filed suit against the state of Oklahoma for unfair election laws. The court case Beaver v Clingman was heard by the US Supreme Court in February. In February of 2007, the Oklahoma State Supreme refused to hear a challenge issued by the LP of OK.
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Tobacco Tax
The OKLP vehemently oppose the state's recent trend of intruding on the individual's right to smoke tobacco. The OKLP protested, lobbied, and got the message out about the crippling effects of an increased tax on tobacco; however, the 49th Legislature ratified HB 2660 which dramatically hiked the tax up on tobacco products.
Ballot Access
The largest hurdle for the OKLP is access to the ballot. Richard Winger of Ballot Access News, who is the nation's foremost expert on 3rd party politics agrees that Oklahoma has the strictest laws in the nation with regard to access to the ballot for 3rd parties. Oklahoma' Democrat and Republican parties essentially have a state run monopoly. The state is decided evenly along partisan districts and the two parties rarely offer each other any competition in the elections. In 2006 more than half of the Oklahoma State House seats went unchallenged.
In 2004 there were only two choices for President in Oklahoma, Senator John Kerry or President George W. Bush. In the same year Afghanistan had 18!! Not only is Oklahoma the hardest state to get on the ballot in America, but in countries that most people would think would be much more restrictive. The last election in Iraq, they fielded over 350 Presidential candidates! America is spreading Democracy around the world while forgetting to protect Democracy at home.
In 2004 the LP of OK filed a lawsuit, claiming the ballot access laws were unconstitutional. The lawsuit was appealed to the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, who refused to hear their case in February of 2007.
Paul Jacob is currently facing charges related to our ballot access efforts in Oklahoma. For more details, see Free Paul Jacob (www.freepauljacob.com).
External Links
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