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| 6 | - | BILL NO. 347 By: Paxton and Jett of the | |
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| 30 | + | ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 347 By: Paxton of the Senate | |
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| 15 | 39 | An Act relating to elections; stating purpose of | |
| 16 | 40 | certain prohibition; prohibiting scheduling of | |
| 17 | 41 | regular or special election by certai n entities for | |
| 18 | 42 | specified time period; amending 26 O.S. 2011, Section | |
| 19 | 43 | 3-101, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 110, | |
| 20 | 44 | O.S.L. 2018 (26 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3 -101), | |
| 21 | - | which relates to scheduling of elections; adding | |
| 22 | - | permissible date for certain elections; providing an | |
| 23 | - | exception to certain scheduling requirements; | |
| 45 | + | which relates to scheduling of elections; providing | |
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| 24 | 47 | providing for noncodification; and declaring an | |
| 25 | 48 | emergency. | |
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| 28 | - | SUBJECT: Scheduling of elections | |
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| 54 | + | AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Jett | |
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| 63 | + | 6. The second Tuesday of June of an odd -numbered year for a | |
| 64 | + | special election to fill a vacancy " | |
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| 135 | + | ENGROSSED SENATE | |
| 136 | + | BILL NO. 347 By: Paxton of the Senate | |
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| 145 | + | An Act relating to elections; stating purpose of | |
| 146 | + | certain prohibition; prohibitin g scheduling of | |
| 147 | + | regular or special election by certain entities for | |
| 148 | + | specified time period; amending 26 O.S. 2011, Section | |
| 149 | + | 3-101, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 110, | |
| 150 | + | O.S.L. 2018 (26 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3 -101), | |
| 151 | + | which relates to scheduling of elec tions; providing | |
| 152 | + | an exception to certain scheduling requirements; | |
| 153 | + | providing for noncodification; and declaring an | |
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| 30 | 159 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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| 32 | 160 | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be | |
| 33 | 161 | codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: | |
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| 35 | 162 | For the purpose of implementation by the State Election Board | |
| 36 | 163 | and county election boards of new precincts associated with new | |
| 37 | 164 | district boundaries for United States Representative, State Senator, | |
| 38 | 165 | State Representative and County Commission districts following the | |
| 39 | 166 | reapportionment of such districts, no county, school district, | |
| 40 | 167 | technology center school district, municipality, fire protection | |
| 41 | 168 | district or other political subdivision authorized to call elections | |
| 42 | 169 | shall be permitted to schedule a regular or special election | |
| 43 | 170 | conducted by a county election board on the second Tuesday of | |
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| 44 | 197 | December 2021, the second Tuesday of January 2022 or the first | |
| 45 | 198 | Tuesday of March 2022 . | |
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| 49 | 199 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 3 -101, as | |
| 50 | 200 | last amended by Section 1, Chapter 110, O.S.L. 2018 (26 O.S. Supp. | |
| 51 | 201 | 2020, Section 3-101), is amended to read as follows: | |
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| 53 | 202 | Section 3-101. A. No election required to be conducted by any | |
| 54 | 203 | county election board shall be schedule d for a day other than | |
| 55 | 204 | Tuesday. | |
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| 57 | 205 | B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no regular or special | |
| 58 | 206 | election to fill an elective office shall be held by any county, | |
| 59 | 207 | school district, technology center school district, municipality, | |
| 60 | 208 | fire protection district or ot her political subdivision authorized | |
| 61 | 209 | to call elections except as follows: | |
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| 63 | 210 | 1. The second Tuesday of February in any year; | |
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| 65 | 211 | 2. The first Tuesday of April in any year; | |
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| 67 | 212 | 3. The date of any regularly scheduled statewide state or | |
| 68 | 213 | federal election in an even -numbered year; | |
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| 70 | 214 | 4. The second Tuesday of September in an odd -numbered year; and | |
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| 72 | - | 5. The second Tuesday of November in an odd-numbered year; and | |
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| 74 | - | 6. The second Tuesday of June of an odd -numbered year for a | |
| 75 | - | special election to fill a vacancy . | |
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| 77 | 216 | C. Except as otherwise provided by law or by Section 1 of this | |
| 78 | 217 | act, no election for any purpose other than to fill an elective | |
| 79 | 218 | office shall be held by any county, school district, technology | |
| 80 | 219 | center school district, municipality, fire protection district or | |
| 81 | 220 | other political subdivision authorized to call elections except on: | |
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| 83 | 247 | 1. The second Tuesday of January, February, May, June, July, | |
| 84 | 248 | August, September, October and November and the first Tuesday in | |
| 85 | 249 | March and April in odd -numbered years; provided, a municipality with | |
| 86 | 250 | a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) | |
| 87 | 251 | persons, according to the most recent federal decennial census, may | |
| 88 | 252 | also hold an election on the second Tuesday of December in odd - | |
| 89 | 253 | numbered years; and | |
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| 93 | 254 | 2. The second Tuesday of January and February, the first | |
| 94 | 255 | Tuesday in March and April, the last Tuesday in June, the fourth | |
| 95 | 256 | Tuesday in August, and the f irst Tuesday after the first Monday in | |
| 96 | 257 | November of any even -numbered year. | |
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| 98 | 258 | D. In the event that a regular or special election date occurs | |
| 99 | 259 | on an official state holiday, the election shall be scheduled for | |
| 100 | 260 | the next following Tuesday. In the event that any day of a | |
| 101 | 261 | candidate filing period occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or any official | |
| 102 | 262 | state holiday, that day of the filing period shall be scheduled for | |
| 103 | 263 | the next business day. | |
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| 105 | 264 | E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision | |
| 106 | 265 | of a municipal charter, any municipality, school district, | |
| 107 | 266 | technology center district, county, rural fire protection district, | |
| 108 | 267 | or any other entity seeking to hold a regular or special election to | |
| 109 | 268 | be conducted by a county election board on the same date as a | |
| 110 | 269 | regular or special fe deral or state election, shall file the | |
| 111 | 270 | resolution calling for the election with the county election board | |
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| 112 | 297 | secretary no later than seventy -five (75) days prior to the election | |
| 113 | 298 | date. A candidate filing period of three (3) days, if so required | |
| 114 | 299 | by the resolution, shall begin no later than ten (10) days following | |
| 115 | 300 | the deadline to file the resolution with the secretary of the county | |
| 116 | 301 | election board; provided, the filing period for such municipal | |
| 117 | 302 | office may be scheduled on the same dates as the filing period for | |
| 118 | 303 | state or federal office to be filled at such election. | |
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| 120 | 304 | F. Any school district, technology center district, | |
| 121 | 305 | municipality, including any municipality governed by charter, rural | |
| 122 | 306 | fire protection district or any other entity seeking to hold a | |
| 123 | 307 | special election for the purpose of filling a vacancy shall schedule | |
| 124 | 308 | a candidate filing period of three (3) days to begin not more than | |
| 125 | 309 | twenty (20) days following the date the resolution calling the | |
| 126 | 310 | election is required to be filed with the secretary of the county | |
| 127 | 311 | election board. | |
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| 129 | 312 | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | |
| 130 | 313 | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | |
| 131 | 314 | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |
| 132 | 315 | be in full force from and after its pas sage and approval. | |
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| 349 | + | Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, | |
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| 147 | 354 | Presiding Officer of the House | |
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| 150 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
| 151 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ | |
| 152 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
| 153 | - | By: _______________________________ __ | |
| 154 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ | |
| 155 | - | day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
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| 157 | - | _________________________________ | |
| 158 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
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| 161 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
| 162 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ | |
| 163 | - | day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
| 164 | - | By: _______________________________ __ |