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26 OK Stat § 26-2-111.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-111.2. Election of officers of county election boards.

|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 county election board. |Laws 1981, c. 329, § 9, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-112. Secretary appointed by State Election Board.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-114. Removal of chair, vice chair, or alternate member.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-115. Compensation of chair and vice-chair.

|The chair and vice-chair of each county election board shall be paid Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) 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 per diem and mileage reimbursement shall be paid by the State Election Board, except for meetings chargeable to other governmental units as provided by law; provided, the State Election Board shall not pay such reimbursement for more than forty meetings per fiscal year. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-116. Duties of county election board.

|The county election board shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-116, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-117. Secretary's duties - Assistant secretary - Compensation.

|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 secretary and such other employees as are necessary to perform the duties of the county election board. In the event a vacancy exists in the office of the secretary of the county election board, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to stand in the place of the secretary of the county election board for the purpose of employing necessary county election board personnel.C. The secretary of the county election board shall be charged with the operational responsibilities of the board, including, but not limited to:1. The supervision, defining job positions and responsibilities, and discharge of the employees of the county election board;2. The preparation of the annual budget;3. The preparation and filing of all reports; and4. The implementation of policy, findings and actions required by law or lawfully prescribed or determined by the county election board.D. The minimum salary of the assistant secretary shall be equal to ninety percent (90%) of the scheduled salary of the secretary in the same county, but shall not exceed the salary of the highest salaried first or chief deputy or assistant to any county officer, excluding the under sheriff, in the same county. Provided, the minimum salary may be prorated if a county election board office is open to the public for fewer hours per day than the average of the regular public office hours of other county offices. The salary limitation contained in this section shall not operate to reduce the salary of any person employed as an assistant secretary or chief clerk on October 31, 2019.E. Salaries of additional personnel, including personnel employed temporarily, shall not exceed the salary of the assistant secretary and shall be comparable to salaries paid for the same positions in other offices within the county.F. The salaries of the assistant secretary and other personnel shall be paid from county funds on a monthly basis. In the event that the secretary, assistant secretary or any other essential county election board employee must be away from work for a period of time due to personal illness, family illness, or family emergency, the county shall be required to fund compensation of appropriate temporary personnel during the employee's absence.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 3; Laws 2004, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-119. Appropriations to county election boards.

|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 responsibilities. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-121. Offices of county election boards – Election security 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 devices, ballot boxes and adequate space for the exercise of other functions required by law of the county election board and shall be equipped with suitable furniture and office equipment and a telephone. The office shall be convenient to the public, shall have furniture, furnishings and fixtures and other equipment comparable to other county offices within the county, and necessary to the operation of the office. |B. 1. The county commissioners of each county shall, at county expense, implement security measures at the county election board that are equivalent to security measures the county provides to its other county agencies, in order to ensure the county election board office is adequately protected from physical intrusions or attacks and to provide cybersecurity for county-owned computer systems operated by the county election board.2. County officials shall immediately notify the Secretary of the State Election Board upon learning of an attempted or successful physical or cyber attack or intrusion committed against the county election board.C. To ensure the security of election records, equipment, computers, software, ballots, supplies and other materials necessary to conduct elections:1. The county election board shall not share storage space where ballots, voter registration records or election equipment are stored with any other county agency unless authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board; and2. No county personnel other than those employed by the county election board shall be assigned workspace within the physical offices that are assigned to the county election board.Provided, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the county election board office from being located within the county courthouse or another county-owned building shared by multiple county agencies, nor shall it restrict the county election board from utilizing common areas intended for use by multiple county agencies other than as specifically prohibited in this subsection.D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to enforce the requirements of, and may promulgate administrative rules to implement the provisions of, this section.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-121, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 1, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2019, c. 163, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-122. Maintenance of records - Records public.

|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 hours per day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The hours open for all election boards shall include 11:30 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. each regular work day. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-122, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 329, § 7, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-123. Precinct officials.

|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 and shall be appointed from the list submitted by that political party as provided in Section 2-124 of this title.C. One of the aforementioned precinct officials shall be a registered voter from the political party with the second largest number of registered voters in the state, and shall be appointed from the list submitted by that political party as provided in Section 2-124 of this title.D. The third precinct official, and any additional precinct officials that are appointed pursuant to law, may be a member of any political party recognized under the laws of this state, or may be a registered voter with no declared party affiliation, and shall be appointed from the ranks of registered voters within the county.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-123, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-124 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-124. Appointment of inspector, judge and clerk - Terms.

|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 Section 2-123 of this title. |B. 1. No later than June 15 of the year following a General Election for Governor, the county central committees of the two political parties with the highest number of registered voters in the state, based on the latest January 15 registration report, shall submit a list of nominees equal to three times the number of precincts in the county to the secretary of the county election board.2. The secretary of the county election board shall utilize the list of nominees submitted by each party to appoint one precinct official for each precinct from each party no later than July 1 of the year following a General Election for a Governor. If no list is submitted by a county central committee by the specified date, or if the nominees are unable or unwilling to serve, or if the nominees do not meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2-131 of this title, then the secretary of the county election board shall appoint from the ranks of said party within the county.C. Terms shall begin July 1 of the year following a General Election for Governor.D. In the event of a vacancy, the secretary of the county election board shall fill the unexpired term from within the ranks of registered voters within the county in the manner described in Section 2-123 of this title.E. The secretary of the county election board shall maintain a current list of all precinct officials, which shall be available for inspection by the public.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-124, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 4, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-125 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-125. Authority to remove inspector.

|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 Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-126 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-126. Inspector's duties.

|The inspector shall be the principal administrative officer of the precinct election board. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-126, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-127 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-127. Duties of precinct officials.

|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, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-128 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-128. Appointment of counters - Compensation.

|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 members of the same political party. The Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe procedures regarding the appointment and duties of counters. Counters shall be compensated at the same rate as a judge and clerk. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-128, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-128.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-128.1. Appointment of additional precinct officials.

|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 precinct officials authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board.C. When authorized, additional inspectors shall be compensated at the same rate as regular inspectors and other additional precinct officials shall be compensated at the same rate as the judge and clerk.D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe procedures to be used in such cases.Added by Laws 1985, c. 193, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 38, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-128.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-128.2. Additional workers.

|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 be compensated at the same rate as the judge and clerk. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 4.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-129 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-129. Compensation of precinct officials.

|A. 1. For any election held on or after July 1, 2020, and prior to July 1, 2024, the inspector shall be paid One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00). |2. For any election held on or after July 1, 2024, and prior to July 1, 2028, the inspector shall be paid One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00).3. For any election held on or after July 1, 2028, the inspector shall be paid One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).B. 1. For any election held on or after July 1, 2020, and prior to July 1, 2024, judges and clerks shall be paid One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).2. For any election held on or after July 1, 2024, and prior to July 1, 2028, judges and clerks shall be paid One Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($115.00).3. For any election held on or after July 1, 2028, judges and clerks shall be paid One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($130.00).C. Precinct officials assigned to work a polling place ten (10) miles or more from their home, shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred from their home to and from their assigned polling place. In addition, inspectors shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred to receive or return ballots and materials for the election.D. Compensation and mileage reimbursement provided herein shall be paid for any election conducted by a county election board.E. 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the compensation described in subsections A, B and C of this section shall be paid by the county election board from county funds and the remainder shall be paid by the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections for state and federal offices, for the Presidential Preferential Primary Election, and for all statewide special elections and all special elections for United States Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or State Representatives.2. Except for elections described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, for all other elections conducted by a county election board, the entity for which the election is being conducted shall pay the compensation and mileage reimbursement described in subsections A, B, and C of this section; provided, if an election for more than one entity is conducted in the same precinct, the entities shall equally share the cost of precinct official compensation and mileage reimbursement for that precinct.F. The secretary of the county election board may appoint volunteer precinct officials who shall not receive the compensation provided herein.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-129, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 5, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 5, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 248, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2013, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 8, eff. July 1, 2020.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-130 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-130. Removal of precinct officials and others.

|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 approval of the county election board. Written notice shall be provided to the person so removed. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-130, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-131 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-131. Eligibility for membership on county election board or 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 qualified and appointed shall be trained in their duties in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board.B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 481 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any other provision of law, a secretary of a county election board may temporarily appoint as a precinct official, counter or absentee voting board member, an otherwise qualified person who is related to the secretary within the second or third degree by consanguinity or affinity. Provided, the secretary of the county election board must receive written permission from the Secretary of the State Election Board in order to make such an appointment.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-131, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-2-132 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-2-132. Disqualification as board member or precinct official.

|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 deputy or regular employee of a candidate for office. |2. Any person so disqualified shall resign the office or position no later than ten (10) days following the close of the filing period during which such candidacy was filed. In the event a precinct election official or an absentee voting board member is so disqualified, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the county election board to appoint a suitable replacement for the affected election.B. 1. No person shall serve as a precinct official at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the precinct.2. No person shall serve on an absentee voting board at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the county.3. In the event a person described herein is so disqualified, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the county election board to appoint a suitable replacement for the official for that election.C. No person shall serve as a member, alternate member or secretary of a county election board at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the county. In the event a secretary of a county election board is so disqualified, the Secretary of the State Election Board may designate a suitable temporary replacement for that election.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-132, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2011, c. 183, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.