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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions › §25-2101. Display of replicas of historical documents on public grounds.

A. Every county, municipality, city, town, school or any other political subdivision is authorized to display, in its public buildings and on its grounds, replicas of historical documents including, but not limited to, the Ten Commandments, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Oklahoma Constitution and other historically significant documents in the form of statues, monuments, memorials, tablets or any other display that respects the dignity and solemnity of such documents. Such documents shall be displayed in a manner consistent with the context of other documents contained in such display.
B. In the event that the legality or constitutionality of any such display is challenged in a court of law, the Oklahoma Attorney General is authorized to prepare and present a legal defense of the display.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 321, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-101. General elections.

On the first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, 1976, and every four (4) years thereafter, a General Election shall be held, at which time electors for President and Vice President shall be elected. On said date, and every two (2) years thereafter, United States Senators and United States Representatives, whose terms expire before the next succeeding General Election, and state, district and county officers, whose terms expire before the next succeeding General Election, shall be elected. No county, municipality or school district shall schedule an election on any date during the twenty (20) days immediately preceding the date of any such General Election.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1977, c. 134, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-102. Primary elections.

A Primary Election shall be held on the third Tuesday in June of each even-numbered year, at which time each political party recognized by the laws of this state shall nominate its candidates for the offices to be filled at the next succeeding General Election unless otherwise provided by law. No candidate’s name shall be printed upon the General Election ballot unless such candidate shall have been nominated as herein provided, unless otherwise provided by law; provided further that this provision shall not exclude the right of a nonpartisan candidate to have his or her name printed upon the General Election ballots. No county, municipality or school district shall schedule an election on any date during the twenty (20) days immediately preceding the date of any such primary election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 134, § 2; Laws 2003, c. 162, § 2; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2023, c. 329, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-103. Runoff primary election.

If at any Primary Election no candidate for the nomination for office of any political party receives a majority of all votes cast for all candidates of such party for the office, no candidate shall be nominated by such party for the office, but the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at such election shall be placed on the official ballot as candidates for such nomination at a Runoff Primary Election to be held on the fourth Tuesday of August in the same year. No county, municipality or school district shall schedule an election on any date during the twenty (20) days immediately preceding the date of any such Runoff Primary Election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 134, § 2; Laws 2003, c. 162, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-104. Closed primaries - Independent voters.

A. No registered voter shall be permitted to vote in any Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of any political party except the political party of which his registration form shows him to be a member, except as otherwise provided by this section.
B. 1. A recognized political party may permit registered voters designated as Independents pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-112 of this title to vote in a Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party.
2. The state chairman of the party shall, between November 1 and 30 of every odd-numbered year, notify the Secretary of the State Election Board as to whether or not the party intends to permit registered voters designated as Independents to vote in a Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party. If the state chairman notifies the Secretary of the State Election Board of the party's intention to so permit, registered voters designated as Independents shall be permitted to vote in any Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party held in the following two (2) calendar years. If the state chairman of one party notifies the Secretary of the State Election Board of the party's intent to so permit, the notification period specified in this paragraph shall be extended to December 15 for the state chairman of any other party to so notify or to change prior notification. A registered voter designated as Independent shall not be permitted to vote in a Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of more than one party.
3. Failure to so notify the Secretary of the State Election Board shall serve to prohibit registered voters designated as Independents from voting in a Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party.
4. A group of persons seeking to form a recognized political party pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-108 of this title shall, upon filing of the petitions seeking recognition of the political party with the Secretary of the State Election Board, notify the Secretary of the State Election Board as to whether or not the party intends to permit registered voters designated as Independents to vote in a Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party. If the party is recognized and the group of persons seeking recognition of the party notifies the Secretary of the State Election Board of such intention, registered voters designated as Independents shall be permitted to vote in any Primary Election or Runoff Primary Election of the party held prior to January 1 of the following even-numbered year.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-104, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Amended by Laws 1987, c. 72, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-106. Determining dates.

In determining the date of any event pertaining to elections which date is fixed by statute as occurring a certain number of days before or after an election, neither the day of the election nor the day of the event shall be counted. If the date set by law for an event pertaining to an election falls on an official holiday, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to move the event to a preceding business day or to the next succeeding business day as appropriate for completion of the event.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 545, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-108. Formation of new political parties.

A group of persons may form a recognized political party at any time except during the period between March 1 and November 15 of any even-numbered year if the following procedure is observed:
1. Notice of intent to form a recognized political party must be filed in writing with the Secretary of the State Election Board at any time except during the period between March 1 and November 15 of any even-numbered year;
2. After such notice is filed, petitions seeking recognition of a political party, in a form to be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board, shall be filed with such Secretary, bearing the signatures of registered voters equal to at least three percent (3%) of the total votes cast in the last General Election for Governor. Each page of such petitions must contain the names of registered voters from a single county. Petitions may be circulated a maximum of one (1) year after notice is filed, provided that petitions shall be filed with the Secretary no later than March 1 of an even-numbered year. Such petitions shall not be circulated between March 1 and November 15 of any even-numbered year; and
3. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such petitions, the State Election Board shall determine the sufficiency of such petitions. If such Board determines there are a sufficient number of valid signatures of registered voters, the party becomes recognized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma with all rights and obligations accruing thereto.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 269, § 1; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 6, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2015, c. 311, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-109. Party ceases to be recognized.

A. Any recognized political party shall continue to be a recognized political party if a candidate of that party for any statewide elected office receives at least two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total votes cast for the office in either of the preceding two general elections. If such a political party fails to retain recognition, the party may regain recognition only by following the procedure prescribed for formation of new political parties. The State Election Board shall proclaim the fact of a party's failure to receive a sufficient number of votes and shall order that the party cease to be recognized.
B. Any recognized political party that ceases to be recognized under provisions of this section shall be designated as a political organization. Such political organization designation shall terminate four (4) years from the date that the political party ceases to be recognized or when the political organization regains recognition as a political party, whichever is earlier.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 88, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 251, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 189, § 1.
NOTE: The effective date stated for Laws 2018, c. 189, § 1 was purportedly retroactive to Nov. 1, 2017. For that reason, it was deleted here.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-1-110. Changes in party affiliation.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall, within sixty (60) days after such proclamation by the State Election Board, change to Independent the party affiliation in the Oklahoma Election Management System of each registered voter of a political party which ceases to be a recognized political party.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall change to Independent the party affiliation in the Oklahoma Election Management System of each registered voter of a political organization which ceases to be a political organization.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 1-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1999, c. 88, § 2, emerg. eff. April 13, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101. State Election Board - Number of members.

The State Election Board shall be composed of three (3) members and two (2) alternate members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon advice and consent of the Senate. An alternate shall serve on the State Election Board at any meeting that a member for whom the person is an alternate is unable to attend.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 9, § 178, emerg. eff. March 17, 1983; Laws 2011, c. 169, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.1. Appointment of members from certain political parties.

No later than March 1, 2015, and every four (4) years thereafter, the state central committee of the political party having the largest number of registered voters, based upon the latest January 15 registration report, shall submit to the Governor a list of ten (10) nominees for membership on the State Election Board, and the state central committee of the political party having the second largest number of registered voters, based upon the latest January 15 registration report, shall submit to the Governor a list of ten (10) nominees for membership on the State Election Board. The Governor shall be confined to the lists of names submitted by each party and shall appoint two (2) members and one (1) alternate member of the State Election Board from one political party and one (1) member and one (1) alternate member of the State Election Board from the other political party. Appointments shall be made no later than March 15, 2015, and every four (4) years thereafter. Provided, for appointments to be made in 2011, such submissions shall be provided to the Governor within five (5) business days of the effective date of this act and such appointments shall be made by the Governor within ten (10) business days of the effective date of this act.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 286, § 2, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 169, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.2. Vacancy by death or resignation - Filling.

In the event of a vacancy created by death or resignation, the Governor shall, within thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs, appoint, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, a member of the same party to fill the unexpired term from a list of five (5) nominees submitted by the party's state central committee within fifteen (15) days after said vacancy occurs.
Laws 1981, c. 286, § 3, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.4. Vacancy by failure to attend meetings - Filling.

A vacancy shall occur when a member fails to attend five (5) consecutive meetings of the Board or when a member changes his party affiliation. It shall be the duty of the other two (2) members of the Board to notify the Governor and the state central committee affected should such a vacancy occur. Said vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided.
Laws 1981, c. 286, § 5, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.5. Chairman and Vice Chairman of State Election Board to continue as members - Appointment of third member.

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Election Board on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve as members of the State Election Board representing their respective political parties until their successors are appointed and qualified. Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act, the Governor shall appoint the third member of the State Election Board in the manner prescribed for filling vacancies.
Laws 1981, c. 286, § 6, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.7. Election of officers - Terms.

On the first Monday in April, 1983, and every four (4) years thereafter, the State Election Board shall meet upon the call of the Secretary to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Terms of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and member shall begin at that time.
Laws 1981, c. 286, § 8, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-101.9. Travel and expense.

Members of the State Election Board shall be paid Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per diem for each meeting for the purpose of conducting hearings required by law, and Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per diem for other meetings, and shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 247, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-106. State Election Board duties – Altering or amending election procedures.

A. The State Election Board shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law.
B. 1. No agency, board, or commission or other entity of state government, or officer of this state, or state employee, or a county election board, shall enter into a legal agreement, consent decree, or settlement of any kind which would alter or amend election procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute. Any such agreement, consent decree or settlement entered into in violation of this subsection shall be void and unenforceable.
2. Neither the Governor nor any officer of the state nor any political subdivision of the state, nor any court created by the Oklahoma Constitution or by statute, shall amend or alter the election procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute, except where specifically authorized by statute.
C. Either chamber of the Legislature, acting by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate or both such persons jointly, may intervene in any action, suit, or proceeding that challenges or attempts to modify election procedures prescribed by statute.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 303, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-107. Secretary's duties.

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be the administrative officer of the State Election Board and shall have general supervisory authority over county election boards and shall have the authority to provide administrative supervision to any county election board, as well as the authority to stand in the place of the secretary of the county election board for the purpose of employing county election board personnel when a vacancy exists in the office of the secretary of the county election board. The Secretary shall have the authority to employ and fix the salaries and duties of such personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties of the State Election Board. The Secretary may promulgate, repeal or modify such rules or regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to facilitate and assist in achieving and maintaining uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the state and federal election laws and a maximum degree of correctness, impartiality and efficiency in administration of the election laws; provided, however, that such rules or regulations, to be binding and effective, must have been officially adopted by the Secretary of the State Election Board; the procedure and adoption of such rules and regulations shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. The Secretary shall promote and encourage voter registration and voter participation in elections. The Secretary shall be the chief state election official responsible for coordination of state responsibilities under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The Secretary shall have the authority to implement programs for confirmation of voter registration and for removal of ineligible voters in compliance with general Oklahoma election law and requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 2; Laws 2004, c. 545, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-107.1. Contracts for inspections, training and other functions.

The Secretary of the State Election Board is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the secretary, assistant secretary, chief clerk or other personnel of a county election board, or other persons with similar qualifications, for such purposes as conducting inspections of county election boards, training and other functions which he deems necessary.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 270, § 3, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-111. Appointment of members and alternates - Terms - Parties to submit nominations - Vacancies.

The State Election Board shall appoint two members of each county election board, and two alternates, to serve terms of four (4) years each. No later than April 15, 1975, and every four (4) years thereafter, the county central committees of the two political parties with the largest number of registered voters in the state, based upon the latest January 15 registration report, shall each submit to the State Election Board a nominee for membership on the county election board and a nominee to serve as the alternate. The nominations must be submitted in writing and signed by at least two members of each county central committee. If the county central committee for a party in a county fails to submit a nominee or if there is no county central committee for a party in a county, the state central committee for the party may submit to the State Election Board a nominee for membership on the county election board and a nominee to serve as the alternate. The State Election Board shall be confined to the nominees in making appointments, one from each party, to the county election board and one from each party to serve as the alternate. The appointments shall be made no later than May 1, 1975, and every four (4) years thereafter. If a county or state central committee fails to submit nominees by April 15, the State Election Board shall appoint a member and alternate to the county election board from the ranks of such party within the county. Alternates shall serve on the county election board at any meeting that the member for whom the person is an alternate is unable to attend. In the event of a vacancy, the State Election Board shall, within sixty (60) days after such vacancy occurs, appoint a member of the same party to fill the unexpired term, based on a nomination submitted by the party's county central committee in the manner hereinbefore provided within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. Should a county or state central committee fail to submit a nominee within the prescribed period of time, the State Election Board shall appoint a member of the county election board from the ranks of the party within the county. Vacancies shall occur when a member fails to attend five consecutive meetings of the board or when a member changes the member’s party affiliation. It shall be the duty of the other two members of the board to notify the Secretary of the State Election Board should a vacancy occur. A vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 316, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-111.1. Secretaries of county election boards - Appointment - Terms.

The State Election Board shall appoint the secretary of each county election board for a term of two (2) years beginning May 1, 1983, and every two (2) years thereafter; provided, beginning May 1, 2019, the State Election Board shall appoint the secretary of each county election board for a term of four (4) years beginning May 1, 2019, and every (4) years thereafter.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 329, § 8, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 169, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-111.2. Election of officers of county election boards.

On the first Monday in June, 1983, and every four (4) years thereafter, the county election board shall meet upon call of the secretary to elect a chairman and vice chairman. The secretary can be elected neither chairman nor vice chairman but shall be a voting member of the county election board.
Laws 1981, c. 329, § 9, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-114. Removal of chair, vice chair, or alternate member.

The State Election Board shall have the authority to remove any chair, vice-chair or any alternate member of any county election board at any time.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 183, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-115. Compensation of chair and vice-chair.

The chair and vice-chair of each county election board shall be paid Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) per diem in lieu of subsistence for each meeting of the county election board and shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate prescribed for travel by state employees. The per diem and mileage reimbursement shall be paid by the State Election Board, except for meetings chargeable to other governmental units as provided by law; provided, the State Election Board shall not pay such reimbursement for more than forty meetings per fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 4, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-117. Secretary's duties - Assistant secretary - Compensation.

A. The secretary of the county election board shall be the administrative officer of the county election board and shall have general supervisory authority over all precinct officials and absentee voting board members within the county.
B. The secretary shall employ an assistant secretary and such other employees as are necessary to perform the duties of the county election board. In the event a vacancy exists in the office of the secretary of the county election board, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to stand in the place of the secretary of the county election board for the purpose of employing necessary county election board personnel.
C. The secretary of the county election board shall be charged with the operational responsibilities of the board, including, but not limited to:
1. The supervision, defining job positions and responsibilities, and discharge of the employees of the county election board;
2. The preparation of the annual budget;
3. The preparation and filing of all reports; and
4. The implementation of policy, findings and actions required by law or lawfully prescribed or determined by the county election board.
D. The minimum salary of the assistant secretary shall be equal to ninety percent (90%) of the scheduled salary of the secretary in the same county, but shall not exceed the salary of the highest salaried first or chief deputy or assistant to any county officer, excluding the under sheriff, in the same county. Provided, the minimum salary may be prorated if a county election board office is open to the public for fewer hours per day than the average of the regular public office hours of other county offices. The salary limitation contained in this section shall not operate to reduce the salary of any person employed as an assistant secretary or chief clerk on October 31, 2019.
E. Salaries of additional personnel, including personnel employed temporarily, shall not exceed the salary of the assistant secretary and shall be comparable to salaries paid for the same positions in other offices within the county.
F. The salaries of the assistant secretary and other personnel shall be paid from county funds on a monthly basis. In the event that the secretary, assistant secretary or any other essential county election board employee must be away from work for a period of time due to personal illness, family illness, or family emergency, the county shall be required to fund compensation of appropriate temporary personnel during the employee's absence.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-117, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 3; Laws 2004, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-119. Appropriations to county election boards.

In addition to the salary paid the secretary and assistant secretary of chief clerk, it shall be the mandatory duty of the county excise board to appropriate annually adequate funds for operating expenses of the county election board in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-121. Offices of county election boards – Election security measures.

A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the county commissioners of each county to furnish, at county expense, in each county seat a suitable office for the county election board. The office shall provide adequate space for storage of election records and supplies, voting devices, ballot boxes and adequate space for the exercise of other functions required by law of the county election board and shall be equipped with suitable furniture and office equipment and a telephone. The office shall be convenient to the public, shall have furniture, furnishings and fixtures and other equipment comparable to other county offices within the county, and necessary to the operation of the office.
B. 1. The county commissioners of each county shall, at county expense, implement security measures at the county election board that are equivalent to security measures the county provides to its other county agencies, in order to ensure the county election board office is adequately protected from physical intrusions or attacks and to provide cybersecurity for county-owned computer systems operated by the county election board.
2. County officials shall immediately notify the Secretary of the State Election Board upon learning of an attempted or successful physical or cyber attack or intrusion committed against the county election board.
C. To ensure the security of election records, equipment, computers, software, ballots, supplies and other materials necessary to conduct elections:
1. The county election board shall not share storage space where ballots, voter registration records or election equipment are stored with any other county agency unless authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board; and
2. No county personnel other than those employed by the county election board shall be assigned workspace within the physical offices that are assigned to the county election board.
Provided, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the county election board office from being located within the county courthouse or another county-owned building shared by multiple county agencies, nor shall it restrict the county election board from utilizing common areas intended for use by multiple county agencies other than as specifically prohibited in this subsection.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the authority to enforce the requirements of, and may promulgate administrative rules to implement the provisions of, this section.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-121, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 1, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2019, c. 163, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-122. Maintenance of records - Records public.

The secretary of the county election board shall maintain the records of the office, and such records shall be open for public inspection during regular office hours unless otherwise provided by law. The county election board office shall be open a minimum of six (6) consecutive hours per day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The hours open for all election boards shall include 11:30 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. each regular work day.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-122, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 329, § 7, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-123. Precinct officials.

A. Each precinct within each county shall have at least three (3) precinct officials: an inspector, a judge and a clerk.
B. One of the aforementioned precinct officials shall be a registered voter from the political party with the largest number of registered voters in the state and shall be appointed from the list submitted by that political party as provided in Section 2-124 of this title.
C. One of the aforementioned precinct officials shall be a registered voter from the political party with the second largest number of registered voters in the state, and shall be appointed from the list submitted by that political party as provided in Section 2-124 of this title.
D. The third precinct official, and any additional precinct officials that are appointed pursuant to law, may be a member of any political party recognized under the laws of this state, or may be a registered voter with no declared party affiliation, and shall be appointed from the ranks of registered voters within the county.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-123, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-124. Appointment of inspector, judge and clerk - Terms.

A. The secretary of the county election board shall appoint the inspector, judge and clerk of each precinct, to serve terms of four (4) years each. The secretary's appointments shall be made from the ranks of registered voters within the county pursuant to the requirements of Section 2-123 of this title.
B. 1. No later than June 15 of the year following a General Election for Governor, the county central committees of the two political parties with the highest number of registered voters in the state, based on the latest January 15 registration report, shall submit a list of nominees equal to three times the number of precincts in the county to the secretary of the county election board.
2. The secretary of the county election board shall utilize the list of nominees submitted by each party to appoint one precinct official for each precinct from each party no later than July 1 of the year following a General Election for a Governor. If no list is submitted by a county central committee by the specified date, or if the nominees are unable or unwilling to serve, or if the nominees do not meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2-131 of this title, then the secretary of the county election board shall appoint from the ranks of said party within the county.
C. Terms shall begin July 1 of the year following a General Election for Governor.
D. In the event of a vacancy, the secretary of the county election board shall fill the unexpired term from within the ranks of registered voters within the county in the manner described in Section 2-123 of this title.
E. The secretary of the county election board shall maintain a current list of all precinct officials, which shall be available for inspection by the public.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-124, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 4, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-125. Authority to remove inspector.

The secretary of the county election board shall have the authority to remove any inspector in the county at any time, subject to the approval of the county election board. Written notice shall be provided to an inspector so removed.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-125, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-127. Duties of precinct officials.

Precinct officials shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. The Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe procedures regarding the duties of precinct officials.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-127, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-128. Appointment of counters - Compensation.

In the event a hand count of ballots is required, counters may be appointed by the secretary of the county election board only as authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board for any election. Insofar as is possible, no more than one-half (1/2) of the counters shall be members of the same political party. The Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe procedures regarding the appointment and duties of counters. Counters shall be compensated at the same rate as a judge and clerk.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-128, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-128.1. Appointment of additional precinct officials.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the secretary of any county election board to appoint additional precinct officials, as needed to assist the regular precinct officials.
B. Additional precinct officials may include inspectors, judges, clerks or other precinct officials authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
C. When authorized, additional inspectors shall be compensated at the same rate as regular inspectors and other additional precinct officials shall be compensated at the same rate as the judge and clerk.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe procedures to be used in such cases.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 193, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 38, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-128.2. Additional workers.

When authorized by the Secretary of the State Election Board, the secretary of the county election board may employ additional precinct board employees to assist the precinct election board members with specific tasks. Such additional workers, when authorized and employed, shall be compensated at the same rate as the judge and clerk.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-129. Compensation of precinct officials.

A. 1. For any election held on or after the effective date of this act, the inspector shall be paid Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00).
2. For any election held on or after the effective date of this act, judges and clerks shall be paid Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
B. Precinct officials assigned to work a polling place ten (10) miles or more from their home, shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred from their home to and from their assigned polling place. In addition, inspectors shall be allowed mileage reimbursement at the rate provided by the State Travel Reimbursement Act for mileage incurred to receive or return ballots and materials for the election.
C. Compensation and mileage reimbursement provided shall be paid for any election conducted by a county election board.
D. 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the compensation described in subsections A and B of this section shall be paid by the county election board from county funds and the remainder shall be paid by the State Election Board for all regular Primary, Runoff Primary and General Elections for state and federal offices, for the Presidential Preferential Primary Election, and for all statewide special elections and all special elections for United States Representatives or United States Senators and State Senators or State Representatives.
2. Except for elections described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, for all other elections conducted by a county election board, the entity for which the election is being conducted shall pay the compensation and mileage reimbursement described in subsections A and B of this section; provided, if an election for more than one entity is conducted in the same precinct, the entities shall equally share the cost of precinct official compensation and mileage reimbursement for that precinct.
E. The secretary of the county election board may appoint volunteer precinct officials who shall not receive the compensation provided by this section.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-129, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 5, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 315, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 5, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 248, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2013, c. 202, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 8, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 355, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-130. Removal of precinct officials and others.

The secretary of the county election board shall have the authority to remove any precinct judge, clerk, other precinct official, absentee voting board member or counter at any time. The removal of a judge, clerk, counter or absentee voting board member shall be subject to the approval of the county election board. Written notice shall be provided to the person so removed.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-130, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-131. Eligibility for membership on county election board or to serve as precinct official.

A. 1. To be eligible for membership on a county election board or to serve as a precinct official, one must be a registered voter of the county in which he or she will serve and demonstrate competence to perform his or her duties.
2. Persons thus qualified and appointed shall be trained in their duties in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 481 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any other provision of law, a secretary of a county election board may temporarily appoint as a precinct official, counter or absentee voting board member, an otherwise qualified person who is related to the secretary within the second or third degree by consanguinity or affinity. Provided, the secretary of the county election board must receive written permission from the Secretary of the State Election Board in order to make such an appointment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-131, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-132. Disqualification as board member or precinct official.

A. 1. No person shall serve as a secretary of a county election board, or as a member or alternate member of a county election board, or as a member of an absentee voting board, or as a precinct official, at any election in which he or she is a candidate for office, or is a deputy or regular employee of a candidate for office.
2. Any person so disqualified shall resign the office or position no later than ten (10) days following the close of the filing period during which such candidacy was filed. In the event a precinct election official or an absentee voting board member is so disqualified, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the county election board to appoint a suitable replacement for the affected election.
B. 1. No person shall serve as a precinct official at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the precinct.
2. No person shall serve on an absentee voting board at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the county.
3. In the event a person described herein is so disqualified, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the county election board to appoint a suitable replacement for the official for that election.
C. No person shall serve as a member, alternate member or secretary of a county election board at any election in which he or she is related within the second degree by either consanguinity or affinity to a candidate for office on the ballot in the county. In the event a secretary of a county election board is so disqualified, the Secretary of the State Election Board may designate a suitable temporary replacement for that election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-132, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1993, c. 316, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2011, c. 183, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-2-133. Legal defense services.

A. The Secretary, members and alternate members of the State Election Board and all persons employed within the organizational framework of the State Election Board shall be entitled to free defense services by the Attorney General in any civil suit resulting from alleged acts or omissions which the Attorney General has determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out of the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the State Election Board and the state.
B. All members and alternate members of county election boards and all persons employed or appointed within the organizational framework of county election boards, including members of absentee voting boards, counters and precinct officials, shall be entitled to free defense services by the district attorney in any civil suit resulting from alleged acts or omissions which the district attorney has determined to have occurred within the scope of or arising out of the official duties performed by these persons in behalf of the county election board, the county and the state.
C. The fact that the Attorney General or district attorney omits to provide such defense as provided within this section shall not be admissible in any such civil suit and any mention of such fact shall be deemed grounds for mistrial.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 6, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-3-104. Costs - Payment from county or state funds.

The cost of rent for polling places, absentee ballot boxes, locks and keys, voting booths and United States flags shall be paid from county funds. The costs of notice and acknowledgement mailings as required in Sections 4-103.1 and 4-113 of this title shall be paid from county funds. The cost of central registries, maps and other materials required to be maintained by the county election board shall be paid from county funds. The cost of other supplies necessary for the conduct of state elections shall be paid from state funds. The purchase and maintenance of computer hardware, software, voting devices and related supplies used in the Oklahoma Election Management System shall be paid from state funds. The cost of confirmation mailings required in Section 4-120.2 of this title shall be paid from state funds.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 3-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 3, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 2, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-3-105.2. Distribution of vouchers by mail.

In lieu of the procedure for distribution of vouchers for precinct officials and absentee voting board members provided in Section 3-105.1 of this title, the secretary of the county election board may distribute the vouchers by United States mail. When vouchers are distributed by United States mail, the vouchers shall be distributed by mailing no later than the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 101, § 3, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 290, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.