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26 OK Stat § 26-10-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-10-105. Ballots.

|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 Vice President. The names of the Independent nominees for Presidential Electors shall be printed adjacent to the names of the candidates for President and Vice President for whom they have subscribed an oath to cast their ballots or printed adjacent to the word "Uncommitted" in the event the nominees are uncommitted. The ballots shall, in all other respects, have the appearance of ballots used for state officers. |B. Provided, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to print only the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States on the ballot and cause to be printed a supplemental list of the nominees for Presidential Electors described in subsection A of this section. In such a case, a list of the nominees for Presidential Electors may be conspicuously displayed or posted in each voting booth or otherwise made available to each voter.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 10-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 136, § 3; Laws 2016, c. 38, § 5.
26 OK Stat § 26-10-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-10-106. Certificates of Election.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-10-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-10-107. Electors to meet - Duties.

|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 mileage reimbursement at the rate as provided for state employees, said reimbursement to be paid from funds appropriated to the Office of the Governor. |Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 17, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983.
26 OK Stat § 26-10-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-10-108. Vacancies.

|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 the duty of the Electors present at the time and place aforesaid to appoint a person to fill such vacancy. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 10-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 35, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-10-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-10-109. Penalty.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-101. Declaration of candidacy - Expiration of term.

|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 of such General Election a Declaration of Candidacy to succeed himself. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-102. Declaration of candidacy after appointment.

|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 office with the Secretary of State not less than sixty (60) days before the date of such election. If such judicial officer has not served twelve (12) months on or before the next General Election following his appointment, he shall continue in office, and he shall file a Declaration of Candidacy to be retained in office with the Secretary of State not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the second General Election following his appointment. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 10-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 136, § 2.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-103. Terms of office.

|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 does not expire on the second Monday in January following the election, the election shall be for the unexpired term of the office to which he was appointed. If the term of office to which the judicial officer was appointed expires before such officer must file a Declaration of Candidacy to be retained in office, the election shall be for the remainder of the six-year term which follows the term during which he was appointed. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-104. No filing fee.

|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 of the officer who filed the Declaration, and the State Election Board shall cause the necessary ballots to be prepared. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-105. No declaration filed - Procedure.

|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, and that a vacancy has occurred or is certain to occur, as is appropriate. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-106. Certification.

|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 the Secretary of State either when the contest is determined or when it has been abandoned. If a decision by a majority of those voting thereon is that the officer shall not be retained in office, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the Governor and the Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission of the decision, stating the name and office of the officer, and that a vacancy has occurred or is certain to occur, as is appropriate. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 545, § 16, eff. July 1, 2005.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-107. Vacancy - Expiration of term.

|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 prior General Election fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy to be retained in office to succeed himself, or files such a Declaration but is not retained in office at the election, the vacancy in office occurs on the second Monday in January following the election. If a judicial officer who was appointed to fill a vacancy but who has not yet been retained in office by the voters fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy, the vacancy in office occurs when the time to file such Declaration has expired. If such judicial officer files a Declaration of Candidacy but is not retained in office by the voters, the vacancy in office occurs when the result of the election is certified to the Secretary of State. In any of the above cases, the judicial officer may continue in office after the vacancy occurs until his successor has been appointed and has qualified for office. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-108. Judicial ballots without party designation.

|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. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-109. Retention ballots.

|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 the following words: "NOTICE TO VOTER: Vote separately on each justice or judge; they are not running against each other." Below said words shall appear the office number, as reflected by the numbers of the districts from which said Justices or Judges were appointed, and this question: "Shall (Here insert name of Justice or Judge) of (Here insert the title of the court) be retained in Office?" Said question shall be followed by the words "YES" and "NO", one above the other. |Amended by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 7, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 36, eff. March 1, 1992.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-110. Two persons filing.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-111. More than two persons filing.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-112. No candidate receives majority - Procedure.

|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 Election, the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes will have their names placed on the ballot for the General Election. In the case of district judges, if the nominating district is not coextensive with the whole judicial district or electoral division of a judicial district, the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes at the Primary Election will have their names placed on the ballot for the General Election, whether or not one receives a majority of votes cast for that office at the Primary Election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 247, § 16, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-113. Candidate receives majority - Procedure.

|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 judicial district, the candidate who received the majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election shall be deemed to have been elected to that office, and that office shall not be listed on the ballot for the General Election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 11-113, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 290, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
26 OK Stat § 26-11-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-11-116. Deceased candidate - Primary or general election 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 deceased candidate shall not be counted. If the death of a candidate leaves only two (2) surviving candidates, their names shall not appear on the Primary Election ballot, votes shall not be counted in the race and the two (2) names shall appear on the ballot for the General Election. |B. If a judicial candidate whose name should be on the General Election ballot dies before ballot printing has begun, the name of neither candidate shall be printed on the ballot and the Governor shall call a special election to fill the office. In the call for the election, the Governor shall prescribe a filing period, to be held as nearly as practicable as the regular filing period, followed in no less than forty-five (45) days by a Special Primary Election which shall be followed in no less than forty-five (45) days by a Special General Election. The primary and general elections shall be held in the same manner as regular primary and general elections. If the death of a candidate occurs after ballot printing for the regular General Election has begun, votes shall not be counted in the race and the Governor shall call a special election as specified in this subsection.Added by Laws 1991, c. 129, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-102. Proclamation required.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-103. Dates for filing period - Elections.

|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 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 close of the filing period;3. The date of the Special Runoff Primary Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Primary Election; and4. The date of the Special General Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Runoff Primary Election.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 20, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 9, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 369, § 3, emerg. eff. May 28, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 3, § 2, emerg. eff. March 19, 2012; Laws 2019, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-104. General laws apply.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-105. Term.

|The successful candidate shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-106. Vacancies in the Legislature.

|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 shall be called if the vacancy occurs in an even-numbered year if the term of the office expires the same year. |B. If in an even-numbered year an incumbent State Senator with two (2) or more years remaining in the term for which elected shall file with the Oklahoma Secretary of State before March 1 a resignation in writing which states that the resignation will not become effective immediately, but rather will become effective on some date certain that is after the General Election but before the convening of the next session of the Legislature, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election which shall be held in that even-numbered year on the same dates as the regular Primary Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election. The filing period for the special election shall be the regular filing period prescribed in Section 5-110 of this title. The person elected in the General Election of the special election shall take office on the date the resignation of the incumbent becomes effective and shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 21, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 3, § 3, emerg. eff. March 19, 2012.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-107. Proclamation.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-108. Dates.

|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 close of the filing period; and3. The date of the Special General Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Primary Election.Should such a vacancy occur in an even-numbered year, when a special election is required, the proclamation must contain dates that are the same as are required by law for the regular filing period, Primary Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election, if practicable.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 22, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 10, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 369, § 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 3, § 4, emerg. eff. March 19, 2012.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-109. General laws apply - Unopposed candidates.

|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 elections do not coincide with the dates for the regular Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections. If the nominee of a political party is unopposed in the Special Election, he shall be issued a certificate of election after the expiration of the contest period following the Primary or Runoff Primary Election, if no contest is filed, and shall immediately assume the duties of said office. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-110. Term.

|The successful candidate shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-111. Vacancies in county elective offices.

|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 even-numbered year if the term of the office expires the following year. In such case, the candidate elected to the office at the Primary Election, runoff Primary Election, or the regular General Election shall be appointed by the Governor as soon as practical after the applicable election to fill the unexpired term. |B. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any elective county office of any county in this state having a population of more than the population figure specified in subsection B of Section 10 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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 even-numbered year if the term of the office expires the following year. In such case, the candidate elected to the office at the Primary Election, runoff Primary Election, or the regular General Election shall be appointed by the Governor as soon as practical after the applicable election to fill the unexpired term.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 23, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 174, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 12, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 3, § 6, emerg. eff. March 19, 2012.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-112. Proclamation.

|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.
26 OK Stat § 26-12-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-12-113. Dates.

|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 close of the filing period; and3. The date of the Special General Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Primary Election.Should such a vacancy occur in an even-numbered year, when a special election is required, the proclamation must contain dates that are the same as are required by law for the regular filing period, Primary Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election, if practicable.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 12-113, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 24, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 11, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 369, § 5, emerg. eff. May 28, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 3, § 7, emerg. eff. March 19, 2012.