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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2655 By: Echols
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2011,
Section 13A-103, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 9,
O.S.L. 2018 (26 O.S. Supp. 2020 , Section 13A-103),
which relates to school board election dates;
modifying date of school board elections; amending 26
O.S. 2011, Section 1 -101, which relates to general
elections; modifying prohibition for certain school
district election dates; and prov iding an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 13A -103, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 9, O.S.L. 2018 (26 O.S. Supp. 2020,
Section 13A-103), is amended to read as follows:
Section 13A-103. A. 1. The Until the first Tuesday of
November, 2022, the general election of members of the board of
education of every school district and technology center school
district shall be conducted on the firs t Tuesday of April of each
year. Beginning the first Tuesday of November, 2022 , and on the
general election date every two (2) years thereafter as defined in
Section 1-101 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes , the general
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election of members of the board of education of every school
district and technology center school district shall be conducted .
Elected members serving a term on November 1, 2022, shall be
reelected on November 1, 2022. On the first Tuesday of November,
and every year thereafter, membe rs whose terms expire before the
next succeeding general election shall be elected.
2. The primary election of members of the board of education of
every school district and technology center school district, if
necessary, shall be conducted on the second Tuesday in February of
each year, except in any year when a Presidential Preferential
Primary is held in February, then the election shall be held on the
same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary.
3. If only two candidates qualify to have their n ames appear on
the ballot, the names of both candidates shall appear on the ballot
at the board of education general election.
4. If more than two candidates qualify to have their names
appear on the ballot, the names of all such candidates shall appear
on the ballot at the board of education primary election. A
candidate receiving more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast
in the board of education primary election shall be elected to the
office. If no candidate receives more than fifty percent (50 %) of
the votes cast in the board of education primary election, then the
two candidates with the highest number of votes shall appear on the
ballot at the board of education general election.
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B. Elections on the question of making a levy or levies for
schools under Section 9, Section 9B or Section 10 of Article X of
the Oklahoma Constitution shall be held on the second Tuesday in
February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential
Preferential Primary is held in February, then the election shall be
held on the same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary.
C. The board of education of every school district or
technology center school district may call a special election for
the purpose of voting on any matter or question authorized by law.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-101. 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 , except for
school board member elections as provided in Section 13A -103 of this
title, shall schedule an election on any date during the twenty (20)
days immediately preceding the date of any such General Election.
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SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-6250 AMM 01/21/21