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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 253 By: Rader of the Senate
and
Crosswhite Hader of the
House
An Act relating to candidate filing for elective
office; amending 26 O.S. 2011, Section 5-111, as last
amended by Section 1, Chapter 402, O.S.L. 2013 (26
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 5 -111), which relates to
declaration of candid acy forms; adding information to
be included on declaration of candidacy form ; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 5 -111, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 402, O.S.L. 2013 (26 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 5-111), is amended to read as foll ows:
Section 5-111. A. Forms to be used for filing Declarations of
Candidacy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election
Board and shall contain the following information:
1. The name of the candidate as it shall a ppear on the ballot;
2. The legal name of the candida te;
3. The candidate's place of residence and mailing address;
4. The name of the office sought;
5. The candidate's date of birth;
6.The a. the current political party affiliation of the
candidate seeking political party nomination as shown
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on the candidate's current voter re gistration record,
and
b. the date the candidate registered as a voter of that
political party within the current county of
registration, pursuant to subsection D of Section 4 -
110.1 of this title, and
c. if the date shown in subparagraph b of this p aragraph
is six (6) months or less immediately preceding the
first day of the filing period but the candidate was
previously registered in a different county prior to
registering in the current county, the candidate shall
provide the name of the previou s county and the date
the candidate registered as a voter of that political
party in the previous county pursuant to subsection D
of Section 4-110.1 of this title;
7. The voter registration identification number of the
candidate and the precinct and county wherein the candidate is a
registered voter;
8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that h e or
she is qualified to becom e a candidate for the office sought, and
that, if elected, the candidate will be qua lified to hold the
office; and
9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems
necessary.
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B. If the candidate has ever been ultimate ly determined by a
court of proper authority to be guilty of an offense specified in
subsection A of Section 5 -105a of this title or at the time o f
filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding
warrant for arrest for such an offense, in th is or any other state,
the candidate shall provide the following information on a form
prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board:
1. The name of the offense;
2. The date of conviction or issuance of the outstanding
warrant; and
3. The county and state of conviction or issuance of the
outstanding warrant.
The provisions of this subsection shall not app ly to an offense
for which the candidate has received a pardon.
C. A Declaration of Candidacy form must be signed by the
candidate, and the s ignature must be properly nota rized by a notary
public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths.
D. In addition to the information r equired by this section, a
candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website
address. Such additional information shall n ot be required of any
candidate but if provided shall be made available to the publi c.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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Passed the Senate the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives