Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 40 - Types of Elections › Subchapter 5 - Municipal Elections › Part 15 - MUNICIPALITIES IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY › Section 230:40-5-65 - Municipalities in more than one county

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Supervision.
For a
				  municipality that is located in more than one county, the election shall be
				  conducted by the County Election Board wherein the municipality's central
				  offices are located. [26:13-110] This County Election Board hereafter is called
				  the "control (parent) County Election Board." The Election Boards of the other
				  counties in which part of the municipality is located hereafter are called the
				  "affected County Election Boards."
(b)
Filing.
Candidates for
				  municipal office shall file their Declarations of Candidacy with the Secretary
				  of the control (parent) County Election Board.
(c)
Notification required.
The
				  Secretary of the control (parent) County Election Board shall notify the
				  affected County Election Boards when a regular or special election is called by
				  faxing or e-mailing a copy of the resolution and all related
				  documents.
(d)
Ballot
				  printing.
The Secretary of the affected County Election Board shall be
				  responsible for printing ballots for the election for use in the affected
				  county and for submitting the bill for such ballots to the control (parent)
				  County Election Board after the election.
(e)
Receiving supplies, making
				  returns.
Inspectors shall receive their supplies from and return them to
				  the County Election Board of the county wherein their polling places are
				  located. See
				  230:35-3-68
				  and
				  230:35-3-68.1.
(f)
Affected county results.
Affected County Election Boards shall meet on election night to canvass
				  results. The Secretary of an affected County Election Board shall report the
				  number of signatures on the Provisional Ballot Roster in precincts involving
				  the multi-county municipality to the control (parent) county on election night
				  either by e-mail or by fax. The affected County Election Board shall meet again
				  on Friday following the election to count provisional ballots, if necessary.
				  After counting provisional ballots, the affected County Election Board
				  Secretary shall finalize the election results in the tabulation system. The
				  affected County Election Board shall certify its final election results after 5
				  p.m. The affected County Election Board Secretary shall not be required to
				  provide an original, signed and sealed Official Certification Report to the
				  control (parent) County Election Board unless the entity that called the
				  election requires such original certification documents.
(g)
Certification.
The control
				  (parent) County Election Board shall meet on election night to canvass returns
				  from all precincts in the county and results reported through MESA from each
				  affected county. The control (parent) county shall meet again on Friday
				  following the election to count provisional ballots, if necessary. After all
				  affected counties have finalized their election results in the tabulation
				  system, the control (parent) County Election Board Secretary may print Official
				  Certification Reports that include all final results. Final , complete election
				  results shall be certified after 5 p.m. on Friday following the election. The
				  affected County Election Boards shall not be required to provide the control
				  (parent) County Election Board with original, signed and sealed Official
				  Certification Reports unless such documents are required by the entity that
				  called the election.
(h)
Expenses handled through control (parent) board.
The control
				  (parent) County Election Board shall receive claims from all affected counties
				  and shall make all claims to the municipality. The control (parent) County
				  Election Board shall receive payment for election expenses from the
				  municipality and shall pay all expenses incurred in the election, including
				  lump sum payments to affected County Election Boards for expenses incurred in
				  those counties.
(i)
Reimbursement to affected county.
Upon receipt of the payment from
				  the control (parent) County Election Board, the Secretary of the affected
				  County Election Board shall deposit the payment in the Special Depository
				  Account and shall pay expenses incurred in the county.
(j)
Absentee voting.
Voters who
				  vote by absentee ballot in a multi-county municipal election must make
				  application to and receive absentee ballots from the County Election Board of
				  the county in which they are registered.
(k)
Provisional voting.
Voters
				  who may vote by provisional ballot in a multi-county municipal election must
				  cast the provisional ballot in the correct precinct in the county in which they
				  reside.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2007, eff 6-1-94 ; Amended at 14 Ok
						Reg 2639, eff 7-1-97 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1909, eff 7-1-05 ; Amended at 23 Ok
						Reg 1301, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1707, eff
						7-15-13