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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 253 By: Rader and Bergstrom 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 candidacy forms; adding information to
be included on declaration of candid acy form; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE 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 follows:
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 candid ate as it shall appear on the ballot;
2. The legal name of the candidate;
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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
on the candidate's current voter registration 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 paragraph
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 previous 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;
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8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that he or
she is qualified to become a candidate for the office sought, and
that, if elected, the candidate will be qualified to hold the
office; and
9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems
necessary.
B. If the candidate has ever been ultimately determined by a
court of proper authority to be guilty of an off ense specified in
subsection A of Section 5 -105a of this title or at the time of
filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding
warrant for arrest for such an offense, in this or any other state,
the candidate shall provide the following in formation 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 apply 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 signature must be properly notarized by a notary
public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths.
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D. In addition to the information required by this section, a
candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website
address. Such additional information shall not be required of any
candidate but if provided shall be made available to the public.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
03/31/2021 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.