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26 OK Stat § 26-6-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-114. Ballots to be bound and designated.

|All ballots for a precinct shall be bound in a book or books and must be designated in such a manner as the Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe to achieve identification of a book for a particular precinct. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-114, operative Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 9, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 8.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-115. Number of ballots.

|In every Primary, Runoff Primary and General Election, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall determine the number of ballots to be printed for statewide elections and the secretary of the county election board shall determine the number of ballots to be printed for county, school, municipal and other local elections. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 13, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-116. Absentee ballots.

|A. As soon as practicable, the State Election Board or each county election board, when ballots are printed by a county election board, shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of absentee ballots, prepared as nearly as practicable in the same manner as provided for other ballots for the Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections, in time for the ballots to be issued during the time prescribed by law. |B. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the use of regular ballots as absentee ballots in any county for any election. In the event that regular ballots are authorized for use as absentee ballots at any election, the first order of rotation of candidate names for all partisan offices in Primary Elections shall be determined as outlined in Section 6-107 of this title and the candidate names shall be rotated to the extent practicable on all ballots printed for the election. The first order of rotation of candidate names for all partisan offices in the Runoff Primary Election shall be determined as outlined in Section 6-108 of this title and the candidate names shall be rotated to the extent practicable on all ballots printed for the election. Regular ballots used as absentee ballots shall not be required to be designated on their face as absentee ballots.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-116, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 15, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-117. Sample ballots.

|Sample ballots for all elections conducted by any county election board shall be prepared as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and the words "Sample Ballot" shall be printed on the face of the ballot. Sample ballots shall be printed in a sufficient number to be used at each precinct polling place and as otherwise provided by law. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 16, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 9.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-119. Ballots for educational purposes.

|It shall be unlawful to print or distribute ballots, or duplicates thereof, except as authorized by law; provided, however, that for educational purposes, the contents of said ballots may be reproduced in sizes of at least twenty percent (20%) smaller than or twenty percent (20%) larger than the official ballots and provided further than such reproductions must bear the words "FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY". |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-120. Contracts for ballots - Advertising for bids.

|The State Election Board is authorized to contract with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for all ballots required by the State Election Board. If ballots are not printed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the State Election Board and each county election board, for required ballot printing, shall cause advertisement for bids for printing of all ballots to be made, and shall provide specifications and copy for the ballots. A contract for printing the ballots shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder or to the bidder evaluated as "best value" in accordance with The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a copy of the bidder's certificate of insurance to the State Purchasing Director or the county purchasing agent, as the case may be, in an amount as specified by the State Purchasing Director or county purchasing agent at the time of contract award to ensure proper and prompt completion of the work in accordance with the provisions of the contract and bidding documents. The successful bidder shall provide proof of insurance coverage for the duration of the contract. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 17, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 88, § 8, emerg. eff. April 13, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 10, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 102.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-101. Employees to be allowed time to vote - Penalties.

|A. Every corporation, firm, association or individual, hereinafter referred to as "employer", who has a registered voter employed or in service shall grant the employee two (2) hours of time in which to vote, subject to the following provisions: |1. Such time to vote shall be allowed on the day of the election or on a day on which in-person absentee voting is allowed by law;2. If such employee is at such distance from the voting place that more than two (2) hours are required in which to attend such elections, then the employee shall be allowed a sufficient time in which to cast a ballot;3. No such employee shall be entitled to such time to vote unless the employee notifies orally or in writing an employer's representative of the employee's intention to be absent at least three (3) days preceding the day of the election or the day of in-person absentee voting. Such employer may select the days and hours which such employees are to be allowed to attend such elections, and may notify each of the employees which days and hours he or she has in which to vote. This section shall not apply to an employee whose work day begins three (3) hours or more subsequent to the time of opening of the polls, or ends three (3) hours or more prior to the time of closing the polls. The employer may change the work hours to allow such three (3) hours before the beginning of work or after the work hours; and4. Upon proof of voting, such employee shall not be subject to any loss of compensation or other penalty for such absence.B. Any employer who fails to comply with this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 358, § 9, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2019, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-102. Supplies and ballots provided by State Election Board.

|Prior to the day of any Primary, Runoff Primary or General Election, it shall be the duty of the State Election Board to provide for each county election board the supplies and ballots required by law to conduct the election. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-102.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-102.1. Precinct registry - Duty to provide.

|A. Prior to the day of the election, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the county election board to prepare for each precinct where an election is to be held in the county, a written or electronic precinct registry which shall contain information on all registered voters in the precinct as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The information which is or would be contained in such a registry shall at all times be public information. |B. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the use of electronic precinct registries by one or more county election boards. Subject to available funding, the Secretary may purchase any equipment and software necessary to implement an electronic precinct registry system. The Secretary shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement, operate and maintain security for a system of electronic precinct registries.Added by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 12, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 139, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-103. Supplies and ballots distributed to precinct inspectors.

|Prior to the day of any Primary, Runoff Primary or General Election, it shall be the duty of each county election board to provide for each precinct within its jurisdiction the supplies and ballots required by law to conduct the election. The inspector for each precinct shall sign a form acknowledging receipt of all supplies and ballots for the precinct. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-103.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-103.2. Current list of registered voters.

|County election boards shall maintain a current list of all registered voters in each precinct, which will reflect the address and party affiliation of each voter. Said list shall be public information. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 13, eff. July 1, 1990.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-104. Hours for voting - Conformity with federal law.

|A. At every Primary, Runoff Primary and General Election, each polling place in the state shall open at 7:00 a.m. and shall remain open continuously until 7:00 p.m., and every registered voter of a precinct who presents himself between said hours shall be entitled to vote, as provided by law, provided further, all qualified voters who are in line waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall be allowed to vote. |B. If any provision of federal law specifies hours for voting in federal elections, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall direct the county election boards to allow voting in all elections held on the same day as such federal elections during the hours specified by federal law.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 101, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-105. Delivery of supplies and ballots.

|No later than 6:30 a.m. on the day of the election, the precinct officials shall assemble at the polling place. The inspector shall deliver supplies and ballots required by law for the election at said time. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 247, § 14, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-106. Installation of voting booths.

|Prior to 7:00 a.m., the inspector shall cause voting booths to be properly installed and other equipment, supplies and ballots to be arranged for the orderly conduct of the election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-107. Empty ballot box - Tape verifying no counted votes.

|When all else is in readiness for the opening of the polls, the inspector shall, in view of the judge, clerk and any registered voters at the polling place, confirm that the ballot box is empty and locked and shall cause the voting device to print out a paper tape to verify that no votes have been counted. This tape shall remain attached to the voting device and in evidence throughout the voting process. The key or other device used for obtaining printed totals shall be retained by the inspector. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 18, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108. Electioneering prohibited.

|No person shall be allowed to electioneer within three hundred (300) feet of any ballot box while an election is in progress, nor shall any person or persons, except election officials and other persons authorized by law, be allowed within fifty (50) feet of any ballot box while an election is in progress. No printed material other than that provided by the election board shall be publicly placed or exposed within three hundred (300) feet of any ballot box, while an election is in progress. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108.1. Exit poll - Notice.

|Any person desiring to conduct an exit poll within three hundred (300) feet of any ballot box shall notify the secretary of the county election board of his intentions to do so no later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the election. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 126, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108.2. Exit poll pollster - Identification.

|Any person conducting an exit poll within three hundred (300) feet of any ballot box, hereinafter referred to as "pollster", shall display identification prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board at all times he is conducting the poll. The identification shall be provided to the pollster by the secretary of the county election board. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 126, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108.3. Pollster restrictions - Violation deemed misdemeanor.

|The prohibition against electioneering contained in Section 7--108 of this title shall apply to any pollster. No pollster shall be permitted within fifty (50) feet of any ballot box while an election is in progress. A pollster who violates the law prescribed for pollsters shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 126, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 307, § 5, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108.4. Pollsters - Written polling materials - Restrictions on oral interviews and recordings.

|A pollster shall be limited to written polling materials. Any oral interviews of voters or recording by electronic means shall be no closer than one hundred fifty (150) feet to any ballot box. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 126, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-108.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-108.5. Exit polls - Restriction - Voluntariness.

|A pollster may approach only voters who have completed their voting concerning participation in the exit poll. Participation by a voter shall be voluntary. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 126, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-109. Disclosure of vote within election enclosure - Prohibition – Sharing of digital image or photograph - Admissibility as evidence.

|No person shall, within the election enclosure, disclose to any other person how he or she voted; nor shall any person expose his or her ballot to any other person within the election enclosure. A voter may take a digital image or photograph of his or her marked ballot and distribute or share the image via social media or by any other means if performed voluntarily and in compliance with state and federal law. Testimony as to how any individual cast his or her ballot, whether or not said ballot was lawfully cast, shall not be admissible as evidence in any court of law or public hearing in this state. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 61, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 457, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-110. Intoxicating liquor prohibited.

|No person shall take intoxicating liquors of any kind or quantity to within one-half (1/2) mile of any polling place on an election day. No person shall attend an election or be within three hundred (300) feet of a polling place in an intoxicated condition on an election day. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-111. Voter must use ballot they were issued.

|No person shall vote any ballot except such ballot issued to the voter by the precinct officials, and each ballot cast must be voted without removing same from the polling place. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-112. Persons allowed in enclosure - News reporter or photographer.

|At no time during the hours of voting shall any person, other than the election officials and other persons authorized by law, be allowed inside the election enclosure except for one registered voter in each voting booth and one other registered voter for each voting booth. However, a news reporter or photographer may, in the course of covering the election being conducted, be allowed inside the election enclosure for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes. Such reporter or photographer shall not interfere with voters or election officials and shall neither observe any individual voter while the voter marks a ballot nor photograph any voter who is marking a ballot. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 307, § 6, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-113. Order of entering enclosure.

|Registered voters shall be permitted to enter the election enclosure in the order in which they present themselves at the door or entrance. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-113, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-115. Absentee ballot affidavit.

|If a registered voter has requested an absentee ballot, he shall be required by the judge to sign an affidavit swearing or affirming that he has not cast such absentee ballot and is entitled to vote in person. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-115.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-115.1. Inactive voter address confirmation form.

|Before being issued a ballot, an inactive voter or a voter identified by the Secretary of the State Election Board as possibly having changed his or her address of residence based on National Change of Address data, who appears to vote during in-person absentee voting or at the voter's precinct, shall be required to complete an address confirmation form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 177, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 377, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-117. Signing precinct registry.

|A. Persons who have been determined to be eligible to vote shall sign, in the presence of the clerk, the proper precinct registry. The clerk shall then issue proper ballots to the person. The voter’s signature on the precinct registry shall be the best evidence of the voter’s having voted at said election. |B. Precinct registries including data from electronic precinct registries, shall be retained by the county election board for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the election and shall be subject to public inspection.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 10, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 331, § 16, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 2021, c. 139, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-118. Ballots to be marked in voting booth.

|The voter shall mark his ballots within a voting booth. At no time shall more than one person occupy a voting booth, unless specifically authorized by law. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-118, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-119. Manner of voting.

|The voter shall vote by marking the ballot as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board for the party of his choice or for the candidates of his choice or for the answer he desires to select on each question. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 19, eff. March 1, 1992.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-120. Secrecy folders.

|Before leaving the voting booth, the voter may insert the ballot into a secrecy folder in such a manner that the voter’s votes cannot be seen. The voter then shall insert the ballot in the voting device. The voter thereupon shall immediately leave the polling place. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 80, § 1, operative July 1, 1978; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 20, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 10.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-121. Time limit.

|No voter who is voting without assistance may remain in the voting booth more than five (5) minutes if other voters are waiting, nor more than ten (10) minutes in any event. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-121, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-122. Spoiled ballots.

|Should a voter spoil any ballot in an effort to vote the same, the voter shall fold the ballot and return it to the clerk. The clerk shall destroy the ballot in the presence of the voter and shall issue the voter another ballot in the same manner that the first one was provided. The voter must execute an affidavit prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board in which the voter swears or affirms that he or she spoiled the original ballot, returned the ballot to the clerk, that the clerk destroyed the ballot in the voter’s presence and that the voter was issued a new ballot. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-122, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 21, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 11.
26 OK Stat § 26-7-123.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-7-123.1. Physical inability to enter election enclosure - Oath - Assistance.

|When any voter states that he or she is able to reach the location of the polling place, but because of a physical disability or infirmity other than visual is unable to enter the election enclosure, the inspector shall administer an oath to the voter in which the voter shall swear to or affirm the fact of such disability or infirmity. Should a voter so qualify himself or herself, it shall be the duty of two (2) precinct officials, of different political parties, to give the voter such assistance as needed in voting. Such assistance shall afford as much privacy to the voter in marking ballots as is practical. The precinct officials assisting in such voting shall make a written record of the circumstances involved. |Added by Laws 1981, c. 116, § 1, operative July 1, 1981. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.