Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1092 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1092 By: Bush
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2011,
41	41	Section 2-111, which relates to appointment of county
42	42	election board members; making c ertain action
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -111, is
52	52	amended to read as follows:
53	53	Section 2-111. A. The State Election Board shall appoint two
54	54	members of each county election board, and two alternates, to serve
55	55	terms of four (4) years each. No later than April 15, 1975, and
56	56	every four (4) years thereafter, the county central committees of
57	57	the two political parties with the largest number of registered
58	58	voters in the state, based upon the latest January 15 registration
59	59	report, shall each submit to the State Election Board a nominee for
60	60	membership on the county election board and a nominee to serve as
61	61	the alternate. The nominations must be submitted in writing and
62	62	signed by at least two members of each county central committee. If
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89	89	the county central committee for a party in a county fails to submit
90	90	a nominee or if there is no county central committee for a par ty in
91	91	a county, the state central committee for the party may submit to
92	92	the State Election Board a nominee for membership on the county
93	93	election board and a nominee to serve as the alternate. The State
94	94	Election Board shall be confined to the nominees in m aking
95	95	appointments, one from each party, to the county election board and
96	96	one from each party to serve as the alternate. The appointments
97	97	shall be made no later than May 1, 1975, and every four (4) years
98	98	thereafter. If a county or state central committee fails to submit
99	99	nominees by April 15, the State Election Board shall appoint a
100	100	member and alternate to the county election board from the ranks of
101	101	such party within the county. Alternates shall serve on the county
102	102	election board at any meeting that the m ember for whom the person is
103	103	an alternate is unable to attend. In the event of a vacancy, the
104	104	State Election Board shall, within sixty (60) days after such
105	105	vacancy occurs, appoint a member of the same party to fill the
106	106	unexpired term, based on a nominatio n submitted by the party 's
107	107	county central committee in the manner hereinbefore provided within
108	108	thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. Should a county or state
109	109	central committee fail to submit a nominee within the prescribed
110	110	period of time, the State E lection Board shall appoint a member of
111	111	the county election board from the ranks of the party within the
112	112	county. Vacancies shall occur when a member fails to attend five
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139	139	consecutive meetings of the board or when a member changes the
140	140	member's party affiliation. It shall be the duty of the other two
141	141	members of the board to notify the Secretary of the State Election
142	142	Board should a vacancy occur. A vacancy shall be filled in the
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144	144	B. The sale of a recommendation by a county centr al committee
145	145	for an appointment to a county election board shall be unlawful.
146	146	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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