Title 26, 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…

A. The nominees for Presidential Electors of any recognized political party shall be selected at a convention of the party in a manner to be determined by the party. B. The nominees for Presidential Electors shall be certified by the chair of the party to the Secretary of the Sta…

President. A. The following procedure shall be observed for Presidential Electors pledged to an independent candidate for President of the United States: 1. A person wishing to appear on the General Election ballot as an independent candidate for President of the United States sh…

Every party nominee for Presidential Elector shall subscribe to an oath, stating that said nominee, if elected, will cast a ballot for the persons nominated for the offices of President and Vice President by the nominee's party. The oath shall be notarized by a notary public and …

On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each year next preceding the expiration of the term of office of each President of the United States, the registered voters of this state shall elect a number of electors for President and Vice President equal to the numb…

The electors for President and Vice President, hereinafter referred to as Presidential Electors, shall be registered voters of Oklahoma; provided, however, that no United States Senator or United States Representative or person holding an office of trust or profit under the Unite…

A. At any General Election in which Presidential Electors are to be elected, the State Election Board shall provide ballots on which the names of the Presidential Electors of each political party shall be printed adjacent to the names of the party's candidates for President and V…

Certificates of Election issued by the State Election Board to Presidential Electors shall be transmitted to such electors by the Governor. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 10-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Persons chosen as Presidential Electors shall meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Governor's office at the time appointed by the laws of the United States and cast their votes in the manner therein provided and perform such duties as may be required by law. Each such Elector shall receive …

In the event any Presidential Elector fails to meet at the Governor's office at the prescribed time or refuses or fails to vote for the persons nominated for the offices of President and Vice President by the political party which nominated the Presidential Elector, it shall be t…

Any Presidential Elector who violates his oath as a Presidential Elector shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Laws 1974, c. 153, § 10-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A Justice of the Supreme Court or a Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals whose term of office expires the second Monday in January following a General Election and who seeks retention in office must file with the Secretary of State not less than sixty (60) days before the date …

A Justice of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals who has been appointed and who will have served twelve (12) months in office before the next General Election and who seeks to be retained in office must file a Declaration of Candidacy to be retained in off…

If the term of the office to which the judicial officer was appointed expires on the second Monday in January following the election, the election shall be for a term of six (6) years beginning on the second Monday in January following the election. If the term for such office do…

No fee shall be charged by the Secretary of State for the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy. If such a Declaration is filed by one of the above judicial officers, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the Secretary of the State Election Board of the name and office o…

If no Declaration of Candidacy is filed by such judicial officer, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the Governor and the Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission that no Declaration of Candidacy was filed by the judicial officer, stating his name and office, a…

If a Declaration of Candidacy is filed, an election held, and no contest thereto is filed, the State Election Board shall certify the result to the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday next following the General Election. If a contest is filed, the result shall be certified to…

If a judicial officer who was elected to a six-year term that expires the second Monday in January following the election or who was appointed to fill a vacancy that expires the second Monday in January following the election and who was retained in office by the voters at a prio…

The ballots for retention of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the ballots for Judges of the Court of Appeals, district judges and associate district judges shall be without party designation. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-108, operative Jan…

Ballots for retention of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Appeals shall be printed in the same manner as other ballots for the General Election, except as hereinafter provided. Near the top of the ballot shall be printed t…

If two persons file for the same judicial office, their names shall appear on the ballot only at the time of the General Election. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

If, at the time of the Primary Election, more than two persons have filed for the same judicial office, their names shall appear on the ballot at the time of the Primary Election. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

If no candidate for the office of an associate district judge, or district judge, if the nominating district is coextensive with the entire judicial district or electoral division of a judicial district, receives a majority of the votes cast for that office at the Primary Electio…

If one candidate for the office of an associate district judge receives a majority of all votes cast for that office at the Primary Election and, in the case of district judges, if the nominating district is coextensive with the whole judicial district or electoral division of a …

ballots - Special election. A. If a judicial candidate whose name should be on the Primary Election ballot dies before ballot printing has begun for the election, the name of the deceased candidate shall not be printed on the ballot. If ballot printing has begun, votes for the de…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, such vacancy shall be filled at a Special Election to be called by the Governor, who shall issue a Writ of Election within…

In calling such an election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation, a copy of which must be filed with the Secretary of the State Election Board. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The proclamation required by Section 12-102 of this title shall prescribe filing and election dates that permit full compliance with the requirements of the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2009 and shall contain the following facts: 1. A filing period of th…

Said elections shall be conducted under the laws applicable to regular Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

The successful candidate shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of a member of the State Senate or the State House of Representatives, the vacancy shall be filled at a Special Election to be called by the Governor within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs; provided, no special election sh…

In calling such an election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation, a copy of which must be filed with the Secretary of the State Election Board. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

A. Such proclamation shall contain the following facts: 1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday not less than ten (10) days from the date of such proclamation; 2. The date of the Special Primary Election, not less than thirty (30) days after the c…

Said elections shall be conducted under the laws applicable to regular Primary, Runoff Primary, and General Elections. Unless otherwise provided by law, the candidate elected to the office shall immediately assume the duties of said office upon the certification of the election b…

The successful candidate shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

eligible to finish term – Full term and period of service defined. A. Elections to fill the seat of a member of the Oklahoma State Senate or the Oklahoma House of Representatives who is not eligible to complete the term of office to which such member was elected due to the provis…

A. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of a county commissioner, the vacancy shall be filled at a special election to be called by the Governor within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. Provided, no special election shall be called if the vacancy occurs in an eve…

In calling such an election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation, a copy of which must be filed with the Secretary of the State Election Board and the secretary of the county election board in which said vacancy occurs. Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975.

Such proclamation shall contain the following facts: 1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, not less than ten (10) days from the date of such proclamation; 2. The date of the Special Primary Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the clo…

Said elections shall be conducted under the laws applicable to regular Primary and General Elections, except that the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in said Primary Election shall be deemed the nominee of his political party, provided that the dates of the electi…