Title 26, Elections

On the first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, 1976, and every four (4) years thereafter, a General Election shall be held, at which time electors for President and Vice President shall be elected. On said date, and every two (2) years thereafter, United States Sen…

A Primary Election shall be held on the third Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year, at which time each political party recognized by the laws of this state shall nominate its candidates for the offices to be filled at the next succeeding General Election unless otherwise pr…

If at any Primary Election no candidate for the nomination for office of any political party receives a majority of all votes cast for all candidates of such party for the office, no candidate shall be nominated by such party for the office, but the two candidates receiving the h…

A. No registered voter shall be permitted to vote in any Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of any political party except the political party of which his registration form shows him to be a member, except as otherwise provided by this section. B. 1. A recognized politic…

A. In the event of the death of a political party's nominee for office prior to the date of the General Election, or in the event that a deceased person receives a political party's nomination for office, a substitute candidate will be permitted to have his or her name placed on …

In determining the date of any event pertaining to elections which date is fixed by statute as occurring a certain number of days before or after an election, neither the day of the election nor the day of the event shall be counted. If the date set by law for an event pertaining…

Recognized political parties shall include parties whose candidates' names appeared on the General Election ballot in 1974, and those parties which shall be formed according to law. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A group of persons may form a recognized political party at any time except during the period between March 1 and November 15 of any even-numbered year if the following procedure is observed: 1. Notice of intent to form a recognized political party must be filed in writing with t…

A. Any recognized political party shall continue to be a recognized political party if a candidate of that party for any statewide elected office receives at least two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total votes cast for the office in either of the preceding two general electi…

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall, within sixty (60) days after such proclamation by the State Election Board, change to Independent the party affiliation in the Oklahoma Election Management System of each registered voter of a political party which ceases to be …

A. No election conducted by the State Election Board, a county election board, or any municipality authorized to conduct elections in Oklahoma shall use ranked choice voting, ranked voting, proportional ranked voting, preferential voting, or instant runoff voting. B. As used in t…

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…

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 are appointed and qualified. Within thirty (30) days …

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 …

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 agreement, consent decre…

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…

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 inspections of …

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.

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 two political parties with the larg…

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 election …

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…

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 devices, b…

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…

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…

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 qualified and appointed shall be …

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…