Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB46 Compare Versions

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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 46 By: Dossett (J.J.)
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2011,
66	66	Sections 7-119 and 7-127, which relate to conduct of
67	67	elections; eliminating s traight-party voting; and
68	68	providing an effective date .
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73	73	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
74	74	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 7-119, is
75	75	amended to read as follows:
76	76	Section 7-119. The voter shall vote by marking the ballot as
77	77	prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board for the
78	78	party of his choice or for the voter’s choice of candidates of his
79	79	choice or for the answer he choice the voter desires to select on
80	80	each question.
81	81	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 20 11, Section 7-127, is
82	82	amended to read as follows:
83	83	Section 7-127. The following rules shall govern the counting
84	84	and recounting of votes:
85	85	1. If the name of any person is written on a ballot, the name
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138	138	2. A valid vote shall be any mark prescribed by the Secretary
139	139	of the State Election Board made by voters indicating the voter ’s
140	140	choice of party, candidate or issue on a ballot. Such marking s hall
141	141	be hereinafter referred to as “valid markings”. Such valid markings
142	142	located otherwise on the ballot shall not be counted;
143	143	3. Marks used to designate the intention of the voter, other
144	144	than those herein defined as valid markings, shall not be counted;
145	145	4. Failure to properly mark a ballot as to one or more
146	146	candidates or questions shall not of itself invalidate the entire
147	147	ballot if the same has been properly marked as to other candidates
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149	149	5. A valid marking marked for a political party shall be
150	150	counted as a vote for each of the political party’s candidates on
151	151	that ballot, except that a valid marking marked for a candidate ’s
152	152	name shall take precedence, for that office, over a valid marking
153	153	for a political party. Provided, further, that if valid markings
154	154	are marked for more than one polit ical party on a ballot, the ballot
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156	156	6. Any ballot or part of a ballot on which it is impossible to
157	157	determine the voter’s choice of candidate shall b e void as to the
158	158	candidate or candidates thereby aff ected.
159	159	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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