Title 26, Title 26 — Elections

Any person who takes intoxicating liquors of any kind or quantity to within one-half (1/2) mile of any polling place on an election day shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Impersonation of election official. A. Any person, including a lawfully appointed watcher or exit pollster, who interferes with a registered voter who is attempting to vote, or any person who attempts to influence the vote of another by means of force or intimidation, or any pers…

Any member or employee of a county election board, absentee voting board or any precinct official who willfully fails to perform his or her lawful duty shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. …

Any person who, within the election enclosure, discloses to any other person how he voted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Any election official who discloses how any voter may have voted shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-116, operative Jan. 1, 1975. d

Any person who discloses the count during an election prior to the time such disclosure is authorized by law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. de

Any official in this state who shall direct or authorize the expenditure of any public funds under his care, except as specifically authorized by law, to be used either in support of, or in opposition to, any measure which is being referred to a vote of the people by means of the…

materials. Any person who causes to be printed, or who has in his or her possession ballots or blank or fraudulent voter identification cards not authorized by law shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975. A…

district attorney - Investigation and report. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board or any county election board who has documents that appear to be evidence of voter registration or voting crimes shall notify the district attorney for the county or counties involved. B. W…

affidavits of persons swearing incapacitation - Violation. Any person, except members of absentee voting boards, who witnesses the signature of more than five affidavits of persons who swear they are physically incapacitated and unable to vote in person at their precinct on elect…

damage — Penalty. Any person who intentionally accesses or attempts to access without authorization, tampers with or attempts to tamper with, or damages or attempts to damage, any hardware, software, application, network or any part of an election management system, election resu…

Demanding or requiring another to share voting image. A. Any person who shares such an image as described in Section 7-109 or 14-107 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes in order to intimidate, coerce or unlawfully influence another voter, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a m…

A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to engage in or to conspire to engage in absentee ballot harvesting, as defined in Section 1 of this act, involving fewer than ten absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election B…

Article and section headings contained in this act shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section hereof. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 17-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The State Election Board shall be composed of three (3) members and two (2) alternate members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon advice and consent of the Senate. An alternate shall serve on the State Election Board at any meeting that a member for whom the per…

No later than March 1, 2015, and every four (4) years thereafter, the state central committee of the political party having the largest number of registered voters, based upon the latest January 15 registration report, shall submit to the Governor a list of ten (10) nominees for …

In the event of a vacancy created by death or resignation, the Governor shall, within thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs, appoint, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, a member of the same party to fill the unexpired term from a list of five (5) nominees submitted b…

Should a state central committee fail to submit nominees within the period prescribed, the Governor shall make his appointment from within the ranks of said party. Laws 1981, c. 286, § 4, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.

A vacancy shall occur when a member fails to attend five (5) consecutive meetings of the Board or when a member changes his party affiliation. It shall be the duty of the other two (2) members of the Board to notify the Governor and the state central committee affected should suc…

continue as members - Appointment of third member. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Election Board on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve as members of the State Election Board representing their respective political parties until their successors ar…

The Secretary of the Senate shall serve as Secretary of the State Election Board at a salary established annually by the Legislature. However, the Secretary shall not be a member of the State Election Board. Laws 1981, c. 286, § 7, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.

On the first Monday in April, 1983, and every four (4) years thereafter, the State Election Board shall meet upon the call of the Secretary to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Terms of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and member shall begin at that time. Laws 1981, c. 286, § 8, eme…

Members of the State Election Board shall be paid Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per diem for each meeting for the purpose of conducting hearings required by law, and Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per diem for other meetings, and shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate …

election procedures. A. The State Election Board shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. B. 1. No agency, board, or commission or other entity of state government, or officer of this state, or state employee, or a county election board, shall enter into a legal agr…

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be the administrative officer of the State Election Board and shall have general supervisory authority over county election boards and shall have the authority to provide administrative supervision to any county election board, as w…

functions. The Secretary of the State Election Board is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the secretary, assistant secretary, chief clerk or other personnel of a county election board, or other persons with similar qualifications, for such purposes as conducting insp…

The State Election Board shall maintain an office or offices continuously in the seat of government. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall maintain the records of the office, and such records shall be open for public inspection during regular office hours unless otherwise provided by law. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A county election board shall be appointed in each of the seventy-seven counties of Oklahoma and shall be composed of three (3) members. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

to submit nominations - Vacancies. The State Election Board shall appoint two members of each county election board, and two alternates, to serve terms of four (4) years each. No later than April 15, 1975, and every four (4) years thereafter, the county central committees of the …

Terms. The State Election Board shall appoint the secretary of each county election board for a term of two (2) years beginning May 1, 1983, and every two (2) years thereafter; provided, beginning May 1, 2019, the State Election Board shall appoint the secretary of each county el…

On the first Monday in June, 1983, and every four (4) years thereafter, the county election board shall meet upon call of the secretary to elect a chairman and vice chairman. The secretary can be elected neither chairman nor vice chairman but shall be a voting member of the count…

The State Election Board shall appoint the secretary of each county election board. The State Election Board shall have the authority to remove the secretary of any county election board at any time. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The State Election Board shall have the authority to remove any chair, vice-chair or any alternate member of any county election board at any time. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 183, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.

The chair and vice-chair of each county election board shall be paid Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence for each meeting of the county election board and shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate prescribed for travel by state employees. The pe…

The county election board shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-116, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A. The secretary of the county election board shall be the administrative officer of the county election board and shall have general supervisory authority over all precinct officials and absentee voting board members within the county. B. The secretary shall employ an assistant …

A. 1. Except as provided by subsection C of this section the secretary of each county election board shall be paid an annual salary to be determined by the following schedule. However, the salary of a county election board secretary shall not fall below the level of the April 30,…

In addition to the salary paid the secretary and assistant secretary of chief clerk, it shall be the mandatory duty of the county excise board to appropriate annually adequate funds for operating expenses of the county election board in the discharge of its duties and responsibil…

measures. A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the county commissioners of each county to furnish, at county expense, in each county seat a suitable office for the county election board. The office shall provide adequate space for storage of election records and supplies, voting …

The secretary of the county election board shall maintain the records of the office, and such records shall be open for public inspection during regular office hours unless otherwise provided by law. The county election board office shall be open a minimum of six (6) consecutive …

A. Each precinct within each county shall have at least three (3) precinct officials: an inspector, a judge and a clerk. B. One of the aforementioned precinct officials shall be a registered voter from the political party with the largest number of registered voters in the state …

A. The secretary of the county election board shall appoint the inspector, judge and clerk of each precinct, to serve terms of four (4) years each. The secretary's appointments shall be made from the ranks of registered voters within the county pursuant to the requirements of Sec…

The secretary of the county election board shall have the authority to remove any inspector in the county at any time, subject to the approval of the county election board. Written notice shall be provided to an inspector so removed. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-125, operative…

The inspector shall be the principal administrative officer of the precinct election board. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-126, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Precinct officials shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. The Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe procedures regarding the duties of precinct officials. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-127, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 5,…

In the event a hand count of ballots is required, counters may be appointed by the secretary of the county election board only as authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board for any election. Insofar as is possible, no more than one-half (1/2) of the counters shall be…

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the secretary of any county election board to appoint additional precinct officials, as needed to assist the regular precinct officials. B. Additional precinct officials may include inspectors, judges, clerks or other pre…

When authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board, the secretary of the county election board may employ additional precinct board employees to assist the precinct election board members with specific tasks. Such additional workers, when authorized and employed, shall …

A. 1. For any election held on or after the effective date of this act, the inspector shall be paid Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00). 2. For any election held on or after the effective date of this act, judges and clerks shall be paid Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). B. Pr…