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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 5 - TERMS OF COUNTY OFFICE › Section 230:20-3-25 - Beginning dates of terms [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1577, eff 6-1-94 ; Amended at 14 Ok
						Reg 2630, eff 7-1-97 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-30 - Necessary form [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-31 - Service to potential candidates [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-32 - Declarations of Candidacy may be submitted in person or by mail

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Candidates may
				  file their Declarations of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State Election
				  Board or the Secretary of a County Election Board only as provided in this
				  Section unless another method of filing is authorized by state law.
(1) A candidate may appear in person to
				  submit the Declaration of Candidacy to the Secretary of the appropriate
				  Election Board.
(2) A candidate may
				  send an agent to submit the Declaration of Candidacy to the Secretary of the
				  appropriate Election Board.
(3) A
				  candidate may send the Declaration of Candidacy to the Secretary of the
				  appropriate Election Board by United States mail.
(4) A candidate may send the Declaration of
				  Candidacy to the Secretary of the appropriate Election Board by private parcel
				  delivery service.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-32.1 - Declarations of Candidacy shall not be accepted outside the prescribed hours of the candidate filing period

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Declarations of Candidacy shall not be
				  accepted by the Secretary of the State Election Board or the Secretary of a
				  County Election Board prior to 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on any day of a candidate
				  filing period. A Declaration of Candidacy shall not be accepted unless it is in
				  the hands of the Secretary of the appropriate Election Board by 5 p.m. on the
				  last day of the candidate filing period. However, the Secretary of the
				  appropriate Election Board may accept a Declaration of Candidacy after 5 p.m.
				  on the last day of filing from a candidate or an agent of a candidate who
				  arrives at the appropriate Election Board prior to 5 p.m. with all required
				  pages of a Declaration of Candidacy completed, signed, and notarized, as
				  outlined in 230:20-3-4 through 230:20-3-6, and either a cashier's check or
				  certified check in the correct amount for the office sought or a petition
				  bearing the signatures of the required number of registered voters, as
				  described in
				  230:20-3-33
				  and in 230:20-9-1 through 230:20-9-4. A Declaration of Candidacy received by
				  the Secretary of the appropriate Election Board through the United States mail
				  or from a private parcel delivery service after 5 p.m. on the last day of the
				  filing period shall not be accepted.
(b) The Secretary of the State Election Board
				  and the Secretary of the County Election Board are advised to refer to the
				  official United States government time to establish the correct time and to
				  announce the opening of the filing period at 8 a.m. and the closing of the
				  filing period at exactly 5 p.m. each day. Official United States government
				  time is kept by the United States Naval Observatory and by the National
				  Institute of Standards and Technology. The official time may be viewed online
				  at https://time.gov.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-33 - Filing fees and petitions for federal, state, and county offices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A Declaration
				  of Candidacy as defined in 230:20-3-4 shall be accompanied by one of the
				  following:
(1)
Cashier's check or a
				  certified check.
A cashier's check or certified check in the amount
				  established by state law for the specific office sought may be submitted with a
				  Declaration of Candidacy. [26:5-112] Said cashier's or certified check shall be
				  made payable to 'Secretary of State Election Board" for all offices for which
				  candidates file at the State Election Board, or to 'Secretary of County
				  Election Board" for all offices for which candidates file with a County
				  Election Board. Cashier's checks shall include money orders issued by banks or
				  credit unions that have been signed by an officer of the institution.
(2)
Petition.
A petition
				  supporting the candidate's Declaration of Candidacy signed by two percent (2%)
				  of the registered voters in the district, county, or state, as appropriate for
				  the specific office sought. [26:5-112] The number of signatures required on a
				  petition supporting a candidate's Declaration of Candidacy shall be based upon
				  the number of registered voters in the district, county, or state on November 1
				  in the year preceding the filing period. See Subchapter 9 of this Chapter for
				  more information about petitions supporting candidacy.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-34 - Personal checks, cash, money orders not acceptable

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Personal checks, campaign account checks, cash, and money
					 orders other than money orders issued by banks or credit unions shall not be
					 accepted as filing fees.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-35 - Declarations must be notarized

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Candidate Information and Oath page
				  of a Declaration of Candidacy must be notarized by a Notary Public or other
				  person authorized by law to perform notarial acts in the State of Oklahoma .
				  [26:5-111] Neither State Election Board nor County Election Board personnel
				  shall notarize a Candidate Information and Oath page. A Notary Public must
				  include his or her official signature, an impression of the Notary's official
				  seal, commission number, and commission expiration date. Failure of a Notary
				  Public to include either the commission number or commission expiration date
				  shall not be grounds for rejecting a Declaration of Candidacy that is in all
				  other respects valid on its face. However, a Declaration of Candidacy shall be
				  deemed not to be notarized if a Notary Public fails to sign the notarial
				  attestation or fails to apply the notarial seal on the Candidate Information
				  and Oath page. [49:5]
(b) State law
				  allows persons other than a Notary Public to administer oaths and to perform
				  notarial acts. Those persons include any judge, the secretary-bailiff of any
				  judge, and the clerk or deputy clerk of any court in this state; all judge
				  advocates, staff judge advocates, assistant judge advocates, and all legal
				  officers of the state military forces; and any other person authorized by state
				  law to perform the specific act. [49:114(A)] Similarly, notarial acts performed
				  in Oklahoma under federal authority have the same effect as if performed by a
				  notarial officer of this state. [49:114(B)]
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff
					 7-1-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-36 - Candidate's signature [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-38 - Candidate's name

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  candidate's name shall appear on the ballot exactly as it appears on the
				  designated line of the Candidate Information and Oath. A candidate who is
				  generally known by or who does business using a nickname, birth name, or any
				  name other than his or her legal name may choose to appear on the ballot by
				  providing that name on the designated line of the Candidate Information and
				  Oath form.
(b) Quotation marks and
				  parentheses are not permitted to appear in, before, or after a candidate's
				  name. Prefixes, suffixes, and titles are not permitted. To determine the
				  foregoing, the following examples are offered:
(1) Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., Dr., M.D., Rev.,
				  Prof., Father, Judge, Sen., Gen., Col., Major, Capt., Sgt., etc., are not
				  permitted.
(2) Jr., Sr., II, III,
				  etc., may be permitted if they are part of the candidate's
				  name.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-39 - Fees, petitions attached [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Revoked at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff
					 7-1-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-39.1 - Filing fees deposited in Special Depository Account

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Secretary shall issue a receipt from the Special
					 Depository Account to each candidate who submits a filing fee. The Secretary
					 shall endorse the filing fee check and deposit it immediately in the County
					 Election Board's Special Depository Account.
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff
					 7-1-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-40 - Assistance to candidates [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-41 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1577, eff 6-1-94 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
						Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-42 - Retention of Declarations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Declarations of Candidacy shall be retained
					 permanently.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-43 - Unopposed candidates [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2344, eff 7-1-00 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
						Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 7 - State And County Election Board Procedures For Receiving, Reviewing, And Accepting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-3-44 - Candidates in restricted records status

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A voter who has applied for restricted
				  records status, as described in
				  230:15-9-25,
				  and who files a Declaration of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State
				  Election Board or the Secretary of the County Election Board may choose to keep
				  his or her residence and mailing address information on the forms included in
				  the Declaration of Candidacy form confidential. However, as provided by law,
				  the information contained on the forms included in the Declaration of
				  Candidacy, including address information, may be made available to another
				  candidate in anticipation of or as part of a contest of candidacy or a contest
				  of election. In order for residence and mailing address information included in
				  a Declaration of Candidacy to be kept confidential, the candidate must have
				  applied for restricted records status with the County Election Board Secretary
				  in the candidate's county of residence. The candidate also must take the
				  following steps when filing the Declaration of Candidacy.
(1) Complete and sign a Confidential
				  Declaration of Candidacy Request form.
(2) Submit the Confidential Declaration of
				  Candidacy Request form to the Secretary of the appropriate election board with
				  the Declaration of Candidacy forms.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 9 - WITHDRAWALS OF CANDIDATES › Section 230:20-3-47 - Withdrawal after filing period [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 21 Ok Reg 549, eff 2-3-04 (emergency) ;
						Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1868, eff 7-1-05 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 9 - WITHDRAWALS OF CANDIDATES › Section 230:20-3-48 - Filing fee forfeited upon withdrawal [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency) ;
						Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 9 - WITHDRAWALS OF CANDIDATES › Section 230:20-3-49 - Becoming a candidate again

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a candidate withdraws his or her candidacy, in order to
					 become a candidate again for the same office or for a different office in the
					 same election, the candidate must file a new Declaration of Candidacy and
					 another filing fee in the form and amount required by law for the office sought
					 before the filing period ends.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 9 - WITHDRAWALS OF CANDIDATES › Section 230:20-3-50 - Withdrawals from Runoff Primary [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2554, eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 21 Ok
						Reg 549, eff 2-3-04 (emergency) ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1868, eff 7-1-05 ;
						Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 9 - WITHDRAWALS OF CANDIDATES › Section 230:20-3-51 - Withdrawals from General Election [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2554, eff 7-1-98 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
						Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 11 - FILING REPORTS TO STATE ELECTION BOARD › Section 230:20-3-56 - Filing reports to State Election Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2416, eff 7-1-99 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
						Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 13 - REFUND OF FILING FEES [Revoked] › Section 230:20-3-61 - Conditions for refund of filing fees [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03; Revoked at
					 28 Ok Reg 1152, eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 13 - REFUND OF FILING FEES [Revoked] › Section 230:20-3-62 - Refund of filing fees for Independent candidates [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03; Revoked at
					 28 Ok Reg 1152, eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 13 - REFUND OF FILING FEES [Revoked] › Section 230:20-3-63 - Procedure for refund of filing fees [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03; Revoked at
					 28 Ok Reg 1152, eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 13 - REFUND OF FILING FEES [Revoked] › Section 230:20-3-64 - Time for refund of filing fees [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03; Revoked at
					 28 Ok Reg 1152, eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 13 - REFUND OF FILING FEES [Revoked] › Section 230:20-3-65 - Forfeited filing fees [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03; Revoked at
					 28 Ok Reg 1152, eff 7-1-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 3 - Filing Candidacy For Federal, State, COUNTY, And Other Elective Office › Part 15 - RUNOFF PRIMARY ELECTION › Section 230:20-3-70 - Determining candidates for a Runoff Primary Election [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
						7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-1 - Who may file contest; "petitioner" and "contestee" defined [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2345, eff 7-1-00 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
					 Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-2 - Time for filing contest [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-3 - Grounds for contest [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-4 - Deposit required [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2344, eff 7-1-00 ; Revoked at 30 Ok
					 Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-5 - Date for hearing contest

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When a contest of candidacy petition is filed, the Secretary
				  of the Election Board who receives the contest petition shall set a date and
				  hour for a hearing . The County Election Board Secretary shall direct the
				  Assistant Secretary or Chief Clerk to notify the other County Election Board
				  members and alternate members of the hearing. The Secretary shall make a
				  written Notice of Hearing, setting out the date, hour and subject of the
				  hearing. The contest shall be heard as quickly as possible. However, the
				  hearing may not be held earlier than the fourth day after the petition is
				  filed. In addition to issuing the written Notice of Hearing, the Secretary
				  shall prepare and file with the County Clerk a Notice of Special Meeting for
				  the purpose of the County Election Board conducting the contest of candidacy.
				  See
				  230:10-7-1
				  through
				  230:10-7-7.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-6 - Notice to contestee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Once a contest of candidacy petition is filed and the hearing
				  is scheduled, it is the duty of the petitioner to notify the contestee within
				  24 hours. The petitioner delivers to the County Sheriff a copy of the petition
				  and a copy of the Notice of Hearing. If the contest involves a candidate for
				  County Sheriff, the petitioner delivers to the County Clerk a copy of the
				  petition and a copy of the Notice of Hearing. The Sheriff (or County Clerk)
				  then serves the materials on the contestee. If the Sheriff cannot serve the
				  contestee within the 24-hour period after the petition is filed with the
				  Secretary, he must notify the petitioner in writing that he is unable to
				  perform service. The petitioner then must serve the Secretary of the County
				  Election Board with evidence that the contestee could not be served. Such
				  evidence shall be presented to the Secretary at the time the hearing
				  begins.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-7 - Contest of candidacy hearing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Conducting the hearing.
When
				the time for the hearing described in
				230:20-5-5
				arrives, the County Election Board shall convene. The Secretary shall request
				the presence of the District Attorney or his representative. The Board shall
				follow the advice of the District Attorney in receiving evidence, hearing
				testimony and conducting the hearing. The Secretary can administer oaths to
				witnesses.
(b)
Decision of
				Board.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board must make its
				decision by means of a roll call vote taken in compliance with
				230:10-7-9,
				230:10-7-14 and
				230:10-7-15.
				The Board then must issue a written decision which reflects the individual vote
				of each member. [26:5-126] A copy of the written decision shall be attached to
				the Board's minutes of the meeting.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-8 - Striking a candidacy [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-9 - Declaration may be amended [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-10 - Contestee may answer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If
				the contestee desires to appear in opposition to the petition, he may file a
				written answer, or he may appear in person at the hearing. [26:5-129] In the
				event that occurs, the contestee must post a deposit of $250 in cashier's or
				certified check at the time he either files the written answer or appears in
				person. [26:5-129]
(b) Neither the
				State Election Board nor any County Election Board shall hear any contestee's
				answer unless the appropriate deposit is provided prior to the
				hearing.
(c) In the event that a
				more than one contest of candidacy is filed against a contestee, said contestee
				shall be required to post only one deposit to answer any or all such
				petitions.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2416, eff 7-1-99 ; Amended at 30 Ok
					 Reg 1642, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-11 - Burden of proof on petitioner [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-12 - Disposition of deposit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				County Election Board Secretary, upon receipt of the deposit or deposits for a
				contest of candidacy or for an answer to such a contest, shall place the check
				or checks in the County Election Board's Special Depository Account. After the
				contest is resolved, the Secretary shall write vouchers for expenses of the
				hearing from the Depository Account. The person charged with the expenses of
				the hearing shall receive an itemized statement of the costs.
(b) The Secretary of the State Election
				Board, upon receipt of the deposit or deposits for a contest of candidacy or
				for an answer to such a contest, shall place the check or checks in the State
				Election Board's Revolving Fund. After the contest is resolved, the Secretary
				shall authorize payment for all expenses of the hearing from the Revolving
				Fund. The person charged with the expenses of the hearing shall receive an
				itemized statement of the costs.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-13 - When contestee pays cost [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-14 - When petitioner pays cost [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-15 - Filing fee forfeited when candidacy is stricken [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 474, eff 1-2-03 (emergency) ; Amended
					 at 20 Ok Reg 1093, eff 7-1-03 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-16 - Appeals from decision of the Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 5 - Contests of Candidacy › Section 230:20-5-17 - Open Meeting Act applies

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A contest of candidacy hearing conducted by the State
				  Election Board or by a County Election Board is an official meeting of that
				  board. A meeting to conduct a contest of candidacy hearing shall be called and
				  public notice shall be provided pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma
				  Open Meeting Act, Title 25 O.S. 2011, Section
				  301 et
				  seq.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1642, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [Revoked] › Section 230:20-7-1 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 11 Ok Reg
				  1577, eff 6-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [Revoked] › Section 230:20-7-2 - Persons required to submit documents to the Ethics Commission [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 11 Ok Reg
				  1577, eff 6-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [Revoked] › Section 230:20-7-3 - Ethics Commission provides forms [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 11 Ok Reg
				  1577, eff 6-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [Revoked] › Section 230:20-7-4 - County Election Board to make forms available [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 11 Ok Reg
				  1577, eff 6-1-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 7 - Oklahoma Ethics Commission [Revoked] › Section 230:20-7-5 - Questions referred to Oklahoma Ethics Commission [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 11 Ok Reg
				  1577, eff 6-1-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2345, eff
				  7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 9 - Petitions Supporting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-9-1 - Petition form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Secretary
				of the State Election Board shall prescribe the form that shall be used by
				candidates for federal, state, or county offices to gather signatures from
				eligible voters in support of their candidacy. Such petitions may be submitted
				to the Secretary of the State Election Board or to the Secretary of the County
				Election Board in lieu of a filing fee for federal, state, and county
				offices.
(b) The form for a
				petition supporting a Declaration of Candidacy for a federal, state, or county
				office shall include at the top of each page spaces for the candidate's
				political affiliation, candidate's name, the title and district, if applicable,
				of the office sought, and the county in which the petition was circulated. See
				230:20-9-2. A single petition page shall provide space for up to fifteen (15)
				voters to provide their names, addresses, and signatures. Each petition page
				shall include the printed name and signature of the person who circulated the
				petition and who witnessed the signatures of each voter who signed the
				page.
(c) Pages of a petition
				supporting a Declaration of Candidacy shall be printed on white paper measuring
				8.5 inches by 11 inches. Pages of a petition shall be printed on only one side
				of said paper. Each page of a petition shall include the candidate information
				described in (b) of this Section.
(d) The forms prescribed by the Secretary of
				the State Election Board for petitions supporting Declarations of Candidacy
				shall be available on the State Election Board website:
				https://elections.ok.gov/Candidate_Info. A petition form is available for
				candidates for all federal and state offices who file with the Secretary of the
				State Election Board and a petition form is available for all candidates for
				county offices that file with the Secretary of the County Election
				Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 9 - Petitions Supporting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-9-2 - Petition pages shall only include signatures of registered voters from a single county

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each individual page of a petition in support of a candidate
				  seeking any office that includes territory in more than one county may only
				  include the signatures of voters from a single county. If registered voters
				  from more than one county sign the same page of a petition, signatures of
				  voters registered in a county other than the one named at the top of the page
				  shall be deemed invalid. It shall be the responsibility of the circulator to
				  ensure that voters sign the petition page for the correct
				  county.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 9 - Petitions Supporting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-9-3 - Signatures on petitions in support of a Declaration of Candidacy for federal, state, or county office

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A signature on a petition in support of a Declaration of
				  Candidacy filed by a candidate for a federal, state, or county office shall be
				  the original, personally handwritten signature of a registered voter eligible
				  to vote for the candidate and office. No one may sign a petition in support of
				  a Declaration of Candidacy for another registered voter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 9 - Petitions Supporting Declarations of Candidacy › Section 230:20-9-4 - Processing a petition supporting a Declaration of Candidacy

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) When a candidate for a federal, state, or
				county office presents a petition in support of a Declaration of Candidacy, the
				Secretary of the Election Board receiving the Declaration of Candidacy shall
				observe the following procedure.
(1) The
				Secretary or the Secretary's designee shall ask the candidate to step aside, if
				other candidates are in line to file, while the petition is
				processed.
(2) The Secretary or the
				Secretary's designee shall stamp the received date in the upper right corner of
				each page of the petition.
(3) The
				Secretary or the Secretary's designee immediately shall count and record the
				total number of pages included in the petition.
(4) The Secretary or the Secretary's designee
				shall count and record the total number of signatures on the
				petition.
(5) The count of both the
				number of pages and the number of signatures shall be repeated by another
				designee.
(6) If the page and
				signature counts made by the Secretary or designee match the counts made by the
				second designee, the Secretary shall refer to the official number of registered
				voters in the state, county, or district as of November 1 of the year preceding
				the candidate filing period to determine the minimum number of signatures
				required for the office sought. If the total number of signatures submitted
				equals or exceeds the number indicated on said report, the petition shall be
				deemed sufficient and the Declaration of Candidacy may be
				submitted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 11 - Requirements For County Election Board Secretary Under The County Campaign Finance And Financial Disclosure Act › Section 230:20-11-1 - Responsibilities of the County Election Board Secretary under the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The County Campaign Finance and Financial
				Disclosure Act requires candidates for county office and elected county
				officers to file certain reports with the Secretary of the County Election
				Board. The Secretary of the County Election Board shall accept the reports,
				retain the original reports for four years, and shall make the reports
				available for public inspection and provide copies of the reports upon request
				as required by the Oklahoma Open Records Act. See
				230:10-7-58
				and
				230:10-7-59.
(b) The Secretary of the County Election
				Board shall not be responsible for providing the necessary reporting forms to
				candidates or to county officers and also shall not be responsible for
				providing advice concerning the reporting requirements or the content of the
				reports. All necessary forms and all information about the requirements and
				responsibilities placed upon candidates for county office and elected county
				officers by the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure act are
				available on the Oklahoma Ethics Commission website (https://
www.ok.gov/ethics
).
(c) The Secretary of the County Election
				Board shall not be responsible for enforcement of the County Campaign Finance
				and Financial Disclosure Act. The Secretary of the County Election Board has no
				responsibility to remind any candidate or any elected county officer of report
				filing deadlines. Any person who wishes to make a complaint concerning any
				county candidate's or any elected county officer's failure to comply with the
				act shall be referred to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 20 - Candidate Filing › Subchapter 11 - Requirements For County Election Board Secretary Under The County Campaign Finance And Financial Disclosure Act › Section 230:20-11-2 - Reports required by the County Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following reports are required to be filed with the
				  Secretary of the County Election Board by candidates and candidates' campaign
				  committees:
(1)
Statement of
				Organization.
A candidate for county elective office is required to file
				a Statement of Organization of a campaign committee within ten days of
				receiving or expending $1,000 or more for the candidate's campaign. A one-time,
				nonrefundable processing fee in the amount of $50 is required to accompany the
				filing of an initial Statement of Organization. The processing fee shall be in
				the form of a check drawn on the campaign's bank account and shall be made
				payable to 'Secretary of County Election Board." Additional processing fees are
				not required for amended Statements of Organization of the same campaign
				committee.
(2)
Campaign
				Contributions and Expenditure Reports.
After filing an initial Statement
				of Organization, candidates are required to file periodic reports on
				contributions received and expenditures made. Campaign Contributions and
				Expenditures Reports are required to be filed by candidates for county offices
				according to the same schedule established by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission
				required of candidates for state offices and elected state officeholders. The
				schedule for filing campaign reports in an election year is available on the
				Oklahoma Ethics Commission website.
(3)
Financial Disclosure Statement.
Elected county officers are required to file a Financial Disclosure
				Statement by May 15 each year.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 230:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter provide procedures to the County
				  Election Board for ballot printing. The rules describe the County Election
				  Board's responsibilities for ballot printing and include instructions for
				  determining necessary quantities of ballots for an election; for obtaining a
				  printer through competitive bidding; printing regular ballots and absentee
				  ballots; and placing candidates and parties on the ballot. These rules describe
				  the State Election Board's ballot printing responsibilities. These rules
				  provide procedures by which a printer may demonstrate to the State Election
				  Board the ability to produce ballots that can be accurately read by a voting
				  device.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  2721, eff 7-1-93
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 3 - Responsibilities for Ballot Printing › Section 230:25-3-1 - Ballots printed by State Election Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93 ; Amended at 15 Ok
					 Reg 2554, eff 7-1-98 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 3 - Responsibilities for Ballot Printing › Section 230:25-3-2 - Ballots printed by the County Election Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93 ; Amended at 15 Ok
					 Reg 2554, eff 7-1-98 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 3 - Responsibilities for Ballot Printing › Section 230:25-3-3 - County Election Board responsibilities for printing ballots

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The County
				Election Board shall be responsible for printing ballots, at county expense,
				for Primary and Runoff Primary Elections for county officers if there is no
				federal or state office, state legislative office, district office, or
				nonpartisan judicial office on the ballot in the county on the same election
				date. The County Election Board shall be responsible for printing ballots, at
				county expense, for county questions. A county question may be printed on the
				state ballot for Primary and Runoff Primary Elections if there is a state
				ballot and if there is adequate space available on the state ballot for the
				county question. County questions shall not be printed on the state ballot for
				the biennial General Election.
(b)
				County Election Board responsibilities for printing ballots for municipal,
				school district or other local elections shall include, but shall not be
				limited to, the following items:
(1) Entering
				all office, candidate, and proposition or question text into MESA.
(2) Receiving, proofreading, and approving
				ballot proofs provided by the State Election Board before printing begins. See
				230:25-17-2.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 3 - Responsibilities for Ballot Printing › Section 230:25-3-4 - County Election Board certifies names of candidates to State Election Board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93 ; Revoked at 30 Ok Reg
					 1648, eff 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 5 - Determining Quantities and Methods of Printing Ballots › Section 230:25-5-1 - Ballot styles

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A ballot style is a unique combination of applicable
				  districts or offices appearing on a single ballot. When candidate names are
				  rotated in partisan primary elections as outlined in
				  230:25-13-2,
				  each rotation is considered a separate ballot style.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93 ; Amended at 17 Ok
					 Reg 2345, eff 7-1-00 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff
					 7-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 25 - Ballot Printing › Subchapter 5 - Determining Quantities and Methods of Printing Ballots › Section 230:25-5-2 - Two methods for printing ballots [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 10 Ok Reg
				  2721, eff 7-1-93