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26 OK Stat § 26-5-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-115. Withdrawals from primary.

|Any candidate may withdraw as a candidate only upon the filing of a written notice of withdrawal as a candidate with the secretary of the election board which accepted such candidate’s declaration of candidacy. Such notice shall be signed by the candidate or a lawfully appointed personal representative or a lawfully appointed special administrator of any deceased candidate, whose signature shall be notarized by a notary public, and shall be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on the second business day following the close of the filing period prescribed by law. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 88, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 307, § 4, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-116. Withdrawals from runoff primary.

|A candidate in a Runoff Primary Election may withdraw as a candidate upon the filing of a written notice of withdrawal as a candidate with the secretary of the election board which accepted said candidate's declaration of candidacy. Said notice shall be signed by the candidate or the lawfully appointed personal representative or a lawfully appointed special administrator of any deceased candidate, whose signature shall be notarized by a notary public, and shall be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on the Friday following the date of the Primary Election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-116, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 176, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2003, c. 88, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-116.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-116.1. Withdrawal from General Election.

|A candidate in a General Election may withdraw his candidacy upon filing a written notice of withdrawal as a candidate with the secretary of the election board which accepted said candidate's declaration of candidacy. Said notice shall be signed by the candidate, whose signature shall be notarized by a notary public, and shall be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on the Friday following the date of the Runoff Primary Election. |Added by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 21, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 176, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-117. Declarations of Candidacy must be accepted - Exceptions.

|The secretary of any election board shall accept any Declaration of Candidacy which the secretary is authorized to accept, except such Declaration which on its face shows that the candidate does not meet the qualifications to become a candidate for the office set forth as contained in the Oklahoma Constitution, statutes or resolution calling the election. Such acceptance shall entitle the candidate to have the candidate’s name appear on the appropriate ballots unless the candidate withdraws candidacy according to law, or unless a contest to said candidacy is sustained in the manner hereinafter described. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 358, § 8, eff. July 1, 2000.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-118. Contests of candidacy.

|Any candidate, hereafter referred to as petitioner, may contest the candidacy of any other candidate for the same office, hereafter referred to as contestee, by filing a written petition with the secretary of the election board with whom said candidate filed the declaration of candidacy. In the event only one candidate files for an office, a petition contesting the candidacy may be filed by any registered voter who is eligible to vote for the candidate. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-118, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 306, § 4, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 360, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 130, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-119. Time for filing contest.

|The petition must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second business day following the close of the filing period. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 196, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-120. Grounds for contest.

|Said petition must allege that the contestee was not qualified by law to become a candidate for the office for which he filed a Declaration of Candidacy and must contain the reasons therefor. Reasons not appearing on the face of the petition shall be considered waived and shall not be grounds for a contest. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-121. Deposit required for contest.

|The petition must be accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-121, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 3, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976; Laws 1999, c. 88, § 7, emerg. eff. April 13, 1999.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-122. Date for hearing contest.

|When such a petition is properly filed, the secretary of the appropriate election board shall set the matter down for a hearing, said hearing to be not fewer than three (3) days from the date of filing of said petition. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-122, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-123. Service of notice.

|It shall be the duty of the petitioner to cause a true copy of the petition and notice of the date and place of the hearing to be served on the contestee. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-123, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-124 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-124. Time for service of notice.

|Said service shall be made in person, where possible, within twenty-four (24) hours after the date and place of the hearing has been set by the election board secretary. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-124, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-125 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-125. Sheriff to serve notice - Secretary of election board made agent for constructive service.

|Service shall be made by the sheriff of the county of residence of the contestee as to all offices, except that of sheriff, in which case the same shall be served by the county clerk of the appropriate county, and the certificate of returns of such sheriff or county clerk, showing the inability to make such service within the aforementioned time, shall be deemed sufficient proof of the absence of the contestee, or the inability to serve such petition and notice upon him, and to justify the constructive service herein provided. When personal service is impossible, within said time, it is hereby made the duty of said petitioner to serve said true copies upon the secretary of the appropriate election board. Provided that for the purpose of such constructive service, the Secretary of the State Election Board and the secretaries of the county election boards are hereby made and constituted the service agents for all candidates who file declarations of candidacy with them. By filing his declaration of candidacy, each candidate shall thereby be conclusively presumed to have accepted the terms and provisions hereof and specifically the aforesaid constructive service. When constructive service becomes necessary, said constructive service shall be made at the date, time and place of said hearing, after proof of inability to personally serve the contestee has been returned to the petitioner. |Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 8, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-126 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-126. Hearing of contest.

|The petition may be heard without formal pleadings being filed in answer or reply thereto. The election board with whom the petition is filed shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence. Such election board shall have the authority to receive the testimony of witnesses under oath, said oath to be administered by the secretary of the board. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall render its decision and the vote of the individual members in writing. The decision of such board shall in all cases be final. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-126, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-127 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-127. Candidacy may be stricken.

|If the election board determines that the contestee was not qualified to become a candidate for the office for which he filed a Declaration of Candidacy, it may order that his candidacy be stricken and that his name not be placed on the ballot. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-127, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-128 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-128. Declaration may be amended.

|If said contestee's Declaration of Candidacy may be amended or corrected to conform to law, the election board may order the same to be done, if the board determines such amendment or correction to be proper at the time of its order or decision. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-128, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-129 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-129. Answer to contest - Deposit required.

|Should the contestee desire to appear in answer to said contest, said contestee shall be required, at the time of filing his answer, or, if no answer is filed, at the time of his appearance, to deposit with the secretary of the election board a cashier's check or certified check in the same amount as that filed by the petitioner. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-129, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-130 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-130. Burden of proof on petitioner.

|The burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to sustain the allegations in his petition. However, failure of the contestee to appear or answer thereto shall be deemed to place him in default, and shall constitute an admission of the allegations of the petition, in which event, if the board determines that the factual allegations of the petition constitute appropriate grounds for disqualification, such contestee's candidacy shall be stricken. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-130, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-131 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-131. Disposition of deposits.

|In the event the petitioner is successful at said hearing, his deposit shall be returned to him, and all costs of such hearing shall be deducted from the deposit of the contestee, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to said contestee. If the contestee does not file an answer or make an appearance, or if the petitioner is unsuccessful, all costs incurred shall be paid from the deposit made by the petitioner, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to said petitioner. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-131, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-101. Appearance of candidate's name.

|The name of any candidate for any office shall be printed on the official ballot as said candidate designated on the declaration of candidacy; provided, however, that no candidate shall have any prefix, suffix or title placed before or after the candidate's name. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 96, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-102. Unopposed candidates.

|Any candidate who is unopposed in any election shall be deemed to have been nominated or elected, as the case may be, and his name will not appear on the ballot at any election in which he is so unopposed. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-102.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-102.1. Definitions.

|As used in this title, the following definitions shall apply to counties using voting devices: |1. “Ballot” means a printed paper document upon which votes for various offices or measures may be marked;2. “Count” means the process by which votes marked on a ballot card are examined manually or electronically by a voting device and a determination is made as to whom or for what the votes are cast;3. “Election results storage medium” means the apparatus which contains electronic instructions for a voting device and in which electronic results are stored;4. “Results” means the manual or electronic tabulation of the votes counted for a candidate or issue;5. “Seal” means a device or devices prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board to permit detection of opening or tampering with contents of voting devices, ballot boxes, transfer cases and election results storage media;6. “Transfer case” means a container, prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board, which can be closed and sealed and is constructed so as to, when sealed, prevent accidental opening or opening by any other reasonable means, except by removing, breaking, tearing or otherwise damaging the seal so if opened by any means it would be obvious in the normal situation that the container had been subject to tampering; and7. “Voting device” means an optical scanning apparatus that electronically counts votes marked on ballots and produces printed results.Added by Laws 1991, c. 2, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1991. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 189, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 3.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-103. Ballots printed by State Election Board.

|The State Election Board shall cause ballots to be printed for statewide Primary, Runoff Primary, General Elections and special elections at such time as to insure delivery of said ballots to the several county election boards for distribution to the several precinct election boards prior to election day. Said board shall cause ballots to be printed for the following offices: Electors for President and Vice President; United States Senators; United States Representatives; state officers; Justices of the Supreme Court; Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals; Judges of the Court of Appeals; district judges and associate district judges; State Senators; State Representatives; district attorneys; county officers, and such other officers as required by law, in the order they appear in the statutes, and shall cause ballots to be printed for state questions. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 8, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-104. Ballots printed by county election board.

|Each county election board shall cause ballots to be printed for county, municipal, school or other local elections at such time as to insure distribution of said ballots to the several precinct election boards within each county prior to election day. Said board shall cause ballots to be printed for offices in the order they appear in the statutes. The county election board shall cause a sufficient number of ballots to be printed for each precinct, taking into account the highest percentage of registered voters likely to vote in a given election based on historical experience and other factors, but shall not necessarily require a ballot to be printed for each registered voter. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 9, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 9, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-105. Separate ballots for general election.

|At the General Election, the ballot shall contain a separate section for the following: |1. President and Vice President;2. United States Senators and United States Representatives;3. State officers;4. Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and Judges of the Court of Appeals;5. District judges and associate district judges;6. State questions; and7. State Senators, State Representatives, district attorneys and county officers.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 10, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 4; Laws 2016, c. 38, § 2.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-106. Manner of printing ballot cards for general election.

|The official ballot for the General Election shall be printed so that the nominees of the various political parties and nonpartisan candidates will appear in order as determined according to this section. For each section of the ballot for which there are partisan candidates, the candidates of the recognized parties shall be printed first in lot order followed by candidates of unrecognized parties in lot order followed by independent candidates in lot order. Candidates of recognized and unrecognized parties shall be printed in the lot order of their respective party. Each political party shall have the right to select an emblem to be used in designating its candidates on the ballot; provided, however, that no party shall be allowed to use the coat of arms or seal of Oklahoma or of the United States, or the respective flags thereof. Until changed by resolution of a political party, in state convention, the emblem of the Democratic party shall be a rooster and that of the Republican party an eagle. Change in a party emblem shall be authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board only after receipt of written notice of the change by the Secretary from the state central committee of a party. At the top of each ballot on which there are partisan candidates shall appear the name of each recognized party with the emblem of the party in lot order as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The name of the office entitled to the first place, preceded by the word "for", shall appear in bold type, as "For Governor". Immediately after same shall be the names of the nominees for such office printed with the name of the nominee's party followed by candidates who file as Independents for such office printed with the word "Independent". The list shall be continued, naming the officers in the order in which they are set out by the Constitution and statutes, until all the nominees are given space. The sections of the ballot shall be set off with well-defined lines or by other means as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 4, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 11, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 177, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 5.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-107. Order of names for absentee ballots for primary.

|Immediately following the close of the filing period prescribed by law, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall determine the order in which the name of each candidate for each of the offices shall appear on the absentee ballots printed for the Primary Election. The determination shall be at a drawing conducted in a public meeting in which the names of all candidates for each office of each political party shall be drawn from a receptacle. In the event that a candidate withdraws or is removed from the ballot as a result of a successful contest of candidacy after the drawing is conducted, the withdrawn or removed candidate shall be deleted and the order of any remaining candidates in the race shall be adjusted accordingly. The determination of the order of names of candidates on absentee ballots printed by county election boards shall be made in the same manner as provided heretofore for the State Election Board. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 12, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 10, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 6.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-108. Order of names for absentee ballots for runoff primary.

|The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office in the Primary Election whose name is required by law to be placed on the Runoff Primary Election ballot shall have his name placed first on absentee ballots for said Runoff Primary Election. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-109. Order of names for Primary and Runoff Primary.

|On all Primary and Runoff Primary Election ballots, except absentee ballots, the names of the candidates for each office shall be rotated in such a manner that all candidates' names appear in each position on the ballots an equal number of times, to the extent practicable. Provided, however, the names of candidates for judicial, school, city and town offices shall be placed on the ballot according to lot. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 247, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-110. Separate ballots for primary and runoff primary.

|The names of candidates of the several political parties shall be printed on separate ballots for the Primary and Runoff Primary Elections, and each party's ballot shall be differentiated by color or by other conspicuous means determined by the Secretary of the State Election Board. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 13, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 7; Laws 2016, c. 38, § 3.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-111. Stubs for ballots.

|All ballots for Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections shall be printed with a stub so perforated that the ballot may be easily detached from the stub. Upon the stub shall be printed the number of the stub and the words, "Primary Election Ballot", "Runoff Primary Election Ballot" or "General Election Ballot", as the case may be; in the event of Primary and Runoff Primary Elections, the name of the political party shall be printed above the words. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 17, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-112. Identification of ballot as to precinct.

|All ballots for Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections must be designated in such a manner as the Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe to achieve the identification of a ballot for a particular precinct. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 12, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992.
26 OK Stat § 26-6-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-6-113. Ballots for state questions.

|Ballots for state questions shall be printed in such a manner as to include the number of the state question, the ballot title, and the following language, "SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?" followed by the words "FOR THE PROPOSAL - YES" and "AGAINST THE PROPOSAL - NO", one above the other. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 6-113, Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 14, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.