Title 26, Title 26 — Elections

The secretary of the county election board shall have the authority to remove any precinct judge, clerk, other precinct official, absentee voting board member or counter at any time. The removal of a judge, clerk, counter or absentee voting board member shall be subject to the ap…

to serve as precinct official. A. 1. To be eligible for membership on a county election board or to serve as a precinct official, one must be a registered voter of the county in which he or she will serve and demonstrate competence to perform his or her duties. 2. Persons thus qu…

A. 1. No person shall serve as a secretary of a county election board, or as a member or alternate member of a county election board, or as a member of an absentee voting board, or as a precinct official, at any election in which he or she is a candidate for office, or is a deput…

A. The Secretary, members and alternate members of the State Election Board and all persons employed within the organizational framework of the State Election Board shall be entitled to free defense services by the Attorney General in any civil suit resulting from alleged acts or…

A. A Presidential Preferential Primary for recognized political parties shall be held on the first Tuesday in March in each of the years in which the President and Vice President of the United States are to be elected. B. If one or more states having a mutual boundary with this s…

Qualifications - Petition - Fees - Ballots. A. Candidates for the nomination for President of the United States shall file with the Secretary of the State Election Board. Such candidates shall be members of political parties recognized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and …

Except as provided for in this act, the provisions of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes relating to primary elections shall apply to Presidential Preferential Primary elections. Added by Laws 1986, c. 4, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.

Future primaries - Delegate voting. A. Upon the completion of the state canvass of the results of the Presidential Preferential Primary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall certify to the state chairman of each political party which has candidates participating in the…

No person selected as a delegate or alternate delegate shall qualify to attend the national convention of his political party unless he files with the state central committee of his party a signed affidavit of acceptance stating his name, address, that he is a registered voter of…

administration - Implementation – Procedures. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is hereby authorized beginning July 1, 1989, to purchase equipment for and implement a unitary, unified, integrated system of election administration for the State of Oklahoma that includes…

programs. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to adopt procedures and take any other actions consistent with existing law to protect the state's proprietary interest in computer programs and software, training materials, publications and any other documents de…

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to declare an election emergency for any area of the state in the event that one or more of the following circumstances has occurred or is imminent, and such circumstances could make substantial compliance with state and …

In an election emergency declared by the Secretary of the State Election Board, the provisions of Section 6-101 et seq. of this title shall govern ballot printing. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be authorized to permit any changes to the ballot format necessary a…

A. In a declared election emergency when the ballots are counted manually, the counting of ballots shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Sections 7-127 and 22-105 of this title and the procedure prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board so as to …

In a declared election emergency, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe procedures to govern the counting and recounting of votes. Such procedures for the counting or recounting of ballots shall follow, as nearly as is practicable, the provisions set forth in …

In a declared election emergency, if a ballot or part of a ballot is not counted for any reason, a counter shall write said reason on the back of said ballot, and sign said statement. Added by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 46, eff. March 1, 1992.

A. In a declared election emergency when the ballots are to be counted manually, at the conclusion of the official count, the counters shall execute certificates of vote wherein the counters attest to the correctness of the totals. The inspector shall cause one copy of each certi…

Return to county election board. In a declared election emergency, all ballots and all materials used in conducting the official count shall be placed in a ballot transfer box. The ballot transfer box shall be sealed in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election…

elections - State holidays - Filing of resolution. A. No election required to be conducted by any county election board shall be scheduled for a day other than Tuesday. B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no regular or special election for any purpose shall be held by any cou…

All forms required by law for state and county elections, except such forms as are applicable only to county elections, shall be provided by the State Election Board. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Forms required for implementation of registration and election laws shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board of a uniform character suitable for the voting system in use. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The cost of rent for polling places, absentee ballot boxes, locks and keys, voting booths and United States flags shall be paid from county funds. The costs of notice and acknowledgement mailings as required in Sections 4-103.1 and 4-113 of this title shall be paid from county fu…

All costs for any county election not held concurrently with a state election shall be paid from county funds. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Election expenses. A. When any county, municipality, school district or other governmental entity authorizes an election to be conducted by the county election board, the secretary of the county election board shall, not less than thirty-five (35) days prior to the election, subm…

In lieu of the procedure for distribution of vouchers for precinct officials and absentee voting board members provided in Section 3-105.1 of this title, the secretary of the county election board may distribute the vouchers by United States mail. When vouchers are distributed by…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Election Board to be designated "The State Election Board Revolving Fund." The fund shall consist of monies received by the State Election Board pursuant to statutory provisions, but not including approp…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Election Board to be designated the "State Election Board Election System Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monie…

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Election Board to be designated the "State Election Board Help America Vote Act Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall cons…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Election Board to be designated the “State Election Board Voting System Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies recei…

A special depository account, to be designated "County Election Board Special Depository Account", shall be used in each county for receipt and disbursement of monies received by said county election board pursuant to statutory provisions, but not including appropriated funds. Th…

supplies. County election boards are authorized to reimburse the State Election Board for computer supplies consumed for the benefit of schools, municipalities and other local entities for the conduct of the local elections. Such reimbursement shall be deposited in the State Elec…

Prior to the General Election of 1976, and every two (2) years thereafter, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause to be conducted a training program for the members and employees of each county election board. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause r…

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be authorized to conduct a statewide or regional training program for members and employees of county election boards, in which event said members and employees shall be paid, from state funds, reimbursement for expenses at the rate…

A. In each even-numbered year and at such other times as he or she deems necessary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause to be conducted a training program in each county for precinct inspectors, judges, clerks and other precinct officials. B. 1. The Secretary of…

The Secretary of the State Election Board, for each statewide election, shall cause the officials of each precinct to be provided with instructional materials for conducting the election. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, §…

Instructions to voters describing the manner for casting one’s vote shall be posted outside each polling place and inside each voting booth. Said instructions shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and shall include all information required by federal or…

It shall be the duty of the secretary of each county election board to disseminate information about voter registration, the dates and time of elections, locations of polling places, and other data as he deems necessary to inform the general public of same. Sample ballots shall b…

A. It shall be the duty of the secretary of each county election board to establish boundaries for voting precincts in the county. B. Proposed changes to precinct boundaries shall be presented at a public meeting of the county election board, and shall require the approval of the…

A. The boundary line of any precinct shall not cross the boundary line of any district court judicial district electoral division or any congressional, legislative or county commissioner district. B. Boundaries of all precincts shall enclose a contiguous area and follow clearly v…

If the governing board of any municipality requests in writing that precinct boundaries be altered to conform to ward boundaries of the municipality, the secretary of the county election board may, at his or her discretion, make such alterations if such alterations conform to the…

voters' registration. The secretary of the county election board in each county may change the boundaries of, abolish or consolidate any precinct, subject to the limitations provided by law, by observing the following procedure: 1. No precinct shall be created, divided, abolished…

If fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) registered voters are affected, an area constituting the maximum area possible without crossing boundaries of any district court judicial district electoral division or any congressional, legislative or county commissioner district …

A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, there shall be one (1) polling place for each precinct, and the polling place shall be located within the geographic boundaries of such precinct. The secretary of a county election board shall determine the location of polling places wi…

There shall be one voting device and ballot box for each precinct. Each voting device shall be equipped with an opening through which a ballot may be inserted, counted and deposited into an attached ballot box which must be constructed in such a manner that the box must be unlock…

The secretary of the county election board shall cause at least two voting booths to be provided in each precinct. The booths shall contain a counter or shelf and shall be constructed in such a manner that a precinct official can determine whether more than one person is in the b…

The board of education of any school district may, and the governing board of any municipality shall, furnish a room or rooms in any school building or municipal building for use as a polling place at no cost. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-123, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended b…

The State Election Board and each county election board shall have official seals, which seals shall be affixed to Certificates of Election and other official acts of said Board. Each board shall maintain written minutes of all official acts of said board, and such minutes shall …

All persons appointed as members of the State Election Board or a county election board shall, before entering upon the duties of their offices, take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution for state and county officers. Said oaths shall be retained in …

Records required to be maintained by the State Election Board or any county election board in the performance of their duties shall be retained for a period of twenty-four (24) months, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the State Election Board and county election boards …

The State Election Board, with regard to elections certified by same, and the county election boards, with regard to elections certified by same, shall retain permanently results of said elections by precinct. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-127, operative Jan. 1, 1975. d