Elections; conduct of elections; straight-party voting; effective date.

HB 1985 eliminates straight-party voting in Oklahoma elections, requiring voters to individually select candidates instead of marking one choice to select a party's entire candidate slate. This change affects all voters in Oklahoma general and primary elections, removing the option to vote for all candidates of a single party with a single mark. The bill amends election code sections to clarify that party marks only count for candidates of that party if no specific candidate names are marked, and ballots with multiple party marks will not count for party offices. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.