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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-4-120.7. Registration applications - Removal from registries - Destruction.

The registration application of registered voters whose registration has been canceled, upon written notice of the voter, death, conviction of a felony, judicial determination of mental incapacitation or registration in another county or state in the manner hereinbefore provided, shall be removed from the central registry and maintained separately for a period of twenty-four (24) months by the secretary of each county election board. Reason for cancellation and date of said cancellation shall be noted on said registration application. After twenty-four (24) months, the registration application shall be destroyed.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 45, § 8, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 331, § 11, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 23, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-4-120.10. Voting in precinct from which registration transferred.

Any person whose voter registration has been transferred and the transfer has been completed by the appropriate election board pursuant to Section 4-116 or 4-118 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not vote in the precinct in which the person was registered prior to the transfer of registration.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 403, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-4-120.11. Voter registration database query – Investigation of residential addresses with high number of registered voters.

A. No later than June 1 of each year, the State Election Board shall perform a query of the entire voter registration database to determine how many individuals are registered at the same residential address.
B. If more than ten registered voters share a single residential address, the State Election Board shall provide a list of said voters to the secretary of the county election board, who shall immediately notify the district attorney for that county.
C. Upon receipt of such notification, the district attorney, or a member of law enforcement designated by the district attorney, shall investigate any possible criminal violation of the law related to the voter registration.
D. Provided, this section shall not apply to registered voters sharing a residential address at a facility licensed or certified by this state, if required by law, such as an assisted living facility, residential care facility, nursing home, veterans center, medical facility, multiunit housing, installations of the Armed Forces of the United States where uniformed or overseas voters, as defined by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, are stationed, or other locations authorized in writing by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 233, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-102. Candidates filing with Secretary of State Election Board.

Candidates for United States Senator, United States Representative, state officer, State Senator, State Representative, district judge, associate district judge and district attorney shall file Declarations of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Amended by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 6, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-105. Candidate must be registered - Exceptions.

A. To file as a candidate for nomination by a political party to any state or county office, a person must have been a registered voter of that party for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law and, under oath, so state. Provided, this requirement shall not apply to a candidate for the nomination of a political party which attains recognition less than six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period required by law. However, the candidate shall be required to have registered with the newly recognized party within fifteen (15) days after such party recognition.
B. To file as an independent candidate for any state or county office, a person must have been registered to vote as an independent for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law and, under oath, so state.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 178, § 4, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 27, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 7, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 289, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2021, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 6, § 1, emerg. eff. Nov. 22, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 43, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-105a. Misdemeanor embezzlement and felony offenders barred from public office for certain time - Pardons.

A. A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or of the United States or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such misdemeanor involving embezzlement or felony or who has been convicted of a crime in another state which would have been a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such crime shall not be eligible to be a candidate for or to be elected to any state, county, municipal, judicial or school office or any other elective office of any political subdivision of this state for a period of fifteen (15) years following completion of his sentence or during the pendency of an appeal of such conviction or plea.
B. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude a person who has received a pardon from being eligible for or from holding public office.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 234, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-106. Candidate may file for only one office.

Candidates may file for no more than one office at any election. A Special Election and a Regular Election held on the same date shall be considered one election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 26, emerg. eff. May 26, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 369, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-107. Identical names prohibited.

No person may become a candidate for any office enumerated in Section 5-102 of this title whose name is identical to the name of the incumbent or of any publicly announced candidate for such office, or similar thereto, where it appears that the identity or similarity of names is used for the purpose of confusing the voters. Any person desiring to become a candidate for one of said offices whose name is identical or similar to the name of the incumbent or of any publicly announced candidate for said office shall observe the following procedure.
The potential candidate shall file a preliminary Declaration of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. on Monday and 5 p.m. on Friday of the third week prior to the beginning of the regular filing period. The preliminary Declaration of Candidacy shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
When such a preliminary Declaration of Candidacy is filed the Secretary of the State Election Board shall immediately set the matter for hearing and shall cause at least five (5) days' notice to be given by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the state so that any person may object to said filing and be heard thereon at said hearing.
At said hearing the candidate may present proof and testimony of his good faith. The burden of proof shall be upon the candidate to show that his candidacy is in good faith and is not intended to confuse the voters.
After a full and complete hearing the State Election Board shall render its decision, and if it finds that he is acting in good faith and not for the purpose of confusing the voters, said candidate shall be permitted to file a Declaration of Candidacy during the regular filing period, and his deposit shall be returned to him. If the Board finds that said candidate's candidacy is designed for the purpose of confusing the voters, he shall not be permitted to file as a candidate, and the balance of his deposit, after the costs of the hearing are deducted, shall be returned to him.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 90, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-108. Adopting name of incumbent prohibited.

No person may become a candidate for any office who adopts or has adopted a name identical or similar to that of the incumbent of such office, or of any candidate who has previously made public announcement of his candidacy for such office.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-110. Filing period.

Declarations of Candidacy provided herein must be filed with the secretary of the appropriate election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday of April of any even-numbered year and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Friday. Such Declarations of Candidacy may be transmitted by United States mail, but in no event shall the secretary of any election board accept such Declarations after the time prescribed by law.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 162, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 8, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2023, c. 329, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-111.1. Declaration of Candidacy - Signature of candidate.

To be valid, a Declaration of Candidacy submitted to the secretary of any county election board or to the Secretary of the State Election Board shall be signed by the candidate in writing. The candidate shall personally subscribe his name to the Declaration of Candidacy, and no agent, representative or employee of the candidate may sign on the candidate's behalf. The signature must be the original, handwritten signature or autograph of the candidate. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute signature or autograph will be valid.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 101, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-112. Petitions and filing fees.

A. A declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by:
1. A petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by not fewer than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the district, county or state, as appropriate for the office sought; or
2. A cashier's check or certified check as follows:
a.
for candidates for Governor, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
b.
for candidates for United States Senator, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),
c.
for candidates for United States Congress, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
d.
for candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Corporation Commission, Attorney General, State Auditor and Inspector, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Insurance and Commissioner of Labor, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
e.
for candidates for the State House of Representatives, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
f.
for candidates for the State Senate, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
g.
for candidates for District Judge or Associate District Judge, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
h.
for candidates for District Attorney, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and
i.
for candidates for county office, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
B. A filing fee received by the Secretary of the State Election Board shall be deposited in the State Election Board Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3-107 of this title. A filing fee received by a secretary of a county election board shall be deposited in the County Election Board Special Depository Account authorized by Section 3-108 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 1978; Laws 1988, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 306, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2010, c. 376, § 1; Laws 2017, c. 268, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-5-114. Designation of term.

In all primary elections where there are two or more nominations to be made for the same office in name, one of said offices being for a longer term than the other, each candidate, in filing for nomination for said office, shall state whether he is filing for the long or short term, and the same shall be reflected on the ballot for said offices.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
7. “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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-6-104.1. Paper ballots required - Assistance.

All ballots used for any election shall be printed on paper to ensure a fair and accurate count; provided, each precinct polling place and in-person absentee voting location shall provide a means for any voter who requires assistance by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write to cast a ballot privately and independently, in a manner to be determined by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 291, § 1.
2023 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; and
7. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
4. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-7-103.2. Current list of registered voters.

A. 1. 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. The list shall be public information.
2. The list shall only be shared with a court system if that court system agrees to regularly provide the names of persons convicted of a felony in that court system to the Secretary of the State Election Board and the appropriate secretary of a county election board, or if the court system is required by state law to provide such information.
3. The list shall note any voter for whom a first-class mailing from the county election board or the State Election Board was returned undeliverable.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall ensure that an electronic copy of the voter registration list described in subsection A of this section is made available to the public free of charge.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 13, eff. July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 103, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2022, c. 293, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Laws 2023, c. 264, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.