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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 3232 By: Crosswhite Hader and
Roberts (Sean) of the House
and
Paxton and Garvin of the
Senate
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SU BSTITUTE
An Act relating to elections; providing for
suspension of provisions implementing f ederal law;
providing for certain determinat ion; creating
committee to oversee operations of elections;
providing for membership , co-chairs, quorum, and
powers and duties; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-117 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. In the event any federal law, regulation, order, or other
official action seeks to substantially modify or super sede any voter
registration or election administration laws an d procedures duly
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enacted by the Legislature, that federal law, r egulation, order, or
other official action shall be applicable only to elections for
federal office held in this state.
B. A determination that a federal law, regulation, order, or
other official action would su bstantially modify or supersede the
voter registration or election administration laws and procedures
duly enacted by the Legislature shall be made by the Attorney
General, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the State Election
Board. The determination shall be made in writing and shall state
the reasons for the determination.
C. 1. There is hereby created a committee to propose changes
to the time, place, and manner of conducting elections for state,
county, and other non -federal offices in the event a determination
made pursuant to subsection B of this section.
2. A report of proposed recommendations described in paragraph
1 of this subsection shall be submitted to the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, the Speaker of the Ho use of Representatives, and the
Governor within sixty (60) days of a determination made pursuant to
subsection B of this section. To become operative, such
recommendations shall be enacted by the Legislature in the same
manner as other legislation.
3. Provided, if the Legislature is not in session at the time
of a determination made pursuant to subsectio n B of this section,
then the committee may temporarily modify election dates and other
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associated dates and deadlines provided in this title to ensure th at
no other election in this state is held on the same date as a
special or regular election for feder al office. Such modifications
shall expire on January 1 of the year following the next regularly
scheduled General Election.
4. The committee shall cons ist of eleven (11) members, as
follows:
a. four members of the Oklahoma State Senate, at least
one of whom shall be a member of the minority party,
to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate,
b. four members of the Oklahoma House of Represe ntatives,
at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority
party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives,
c. the Attorney General, or designee ,
d. the chair of the District Attorneys Council, or
designee;
e. the Governor, or designee.
5. The Secretary of the State Election Board, or designee, and
a secretary of a county e lection board designated by the Secretary
of the State Election Board, shall attend committee meetings in an
advisory capacity.
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D. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives shall each designate a co -chair of the
committee from among the members from their respective houses.
E. A quorum of the committee shall consist of at least six
members; the agenda for each meeting shall be set by the co-chairs
and shall be made available to the public, by posting on the Senate
and House websites, at least twenty -four (24) hours prior to the
time of the meeting. Meetings of the committee shall be governed by
joint rules of the Legislature.
F. The members and co-chairs of the oversight committe e shall
be appointed no later than two weeks after a determination is made
pursuant to subsection B of this section , and shall provide
recommendations to the Legislature within two (2) months after the
first meeting.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 15, 2022.
58-2-11520 LRB 05/09/22