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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 1415 By: Crosswhite Hader, O'Donnell
30		-	and Hill of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Rader of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1415 By: Crosswhite Hader
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40		-	[ elections - suspension of provisions implementing
41		-	federal law – determination - committee to oversee
42		-	operations of elections – codification - effective
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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	43	+	An Act relating to elections; providing for
	44	+	suspension of provisions implementing federal law;
	45	+	providing for certain determinat ion; creating
	46	+	committee to oversee operations of elections;
	47	+	providing for membership , co-chairs, quorum, and
	48	+	powers and duties; providing for codification; and
	49	+	providing an effective dat e.
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48	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	56		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
50	57		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-117 of Title 26, unless there
51	58		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
52	59		A. In the event any federal law, regulation, order, or other
53	60		official action that is enacted or adopted after the effective date
54	61		of this act solely pursuant to authority under Article 1, Section 4,
55	62		Clause 1 of the United States Constitution seeks to substantially
56	63		modify or supersede any voter registration or election
57	64		administration laws and procedures duly enacted by the Legislature,
58	65		that federal law, regulation, order, or other official action shall
59		-	be applicable only to elections for federal office held in this
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	93	+	be applicable only to elections for federal office held in this
	94	+	state.
87	95		B. A determination pursuant to subsection A of this section
88	96		that a federal law, regulation, order, or other off icial action
89	97		would substantially modify or supersede the voter registration or
90	98		election administration laws and procedures duly enacte d by the
91	99		Legislature shall be made by the Attorney General, wit h the
92	100		concurrence of the Secretary of the State Election Bo ard. The
93	101		determination shall be made in writing and shall state the reasons
94	102		for the determination.
95	103		C. 1. There is hereby created a com mittee to propose changes
96	104		to the time, place, and manner of conducting elections for state,
97	105		county, and other non -federal offices in the event of a
98	106		determination made pursuant to subsection B of this section.
99	107		2. A report of proposed recommendations described in paragraph
100	108		1 of this subsection shall be submitted to the President Pro Tempore
101	109		of the Senate, the Speaker of the Ho use of Representatives, and the
102	110		Governor within sixty (60) days of a determination made pursuant to
103	111		subsection B of this section. To become operative, such
104	112		recommendations shall be enacted by the Legislature in the same
105	113		manner as other legislation.
106	114		3. Provided, if the Legislature is not in session at the time
107	115		of a determination made pursuant to subsection B of this section,
108	116		then the committee may temporarily modify election dates and other
109		-	associated dates and deadlines provided in this title to ensure th at
110		-	no other election in this state is held on the same date as a
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	144	+	associated dates and deadlines provided in this title to ensure th at
	145	+	no other election in this state is held on the same date as a
137	146		special or regular election for federal office. Such modifications
138	147		shall expire on January 1 of the year following the next regu larly
139	148		scheduled general election.
140	149		4. The committee shall cons ist of eleven (11) members, as
141	150		follows:
142	151		a. four members of the Oklahoma State Senate, at least
143	152		one of whom shall be a member of the minority party,
144	153		to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore o f the
145	154		Senate,
146	155		b. four members of the Oklahoma House of Represe ntatives,
147	156		at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority
148	157		party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
149	158		Representatives,
150	159		c. the Attorney General, or designee ,
151	160		d. the chair of the District Attorneys Council, or
152	161		designee, and
153	162		e. the Governor, or designee.
154	163		5. The Secretary of the State Election Board, or designee , and
155	164		a secretary of a county election board designated by the Secretary
156	165		of the State Election Board, shall attend committe e meetings in an
157	166		advisory capacity.
158		-	D. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
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	194	+	D. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of
	195	+	the House of Representatives shall each designate a co-chair of the
	196	+	committee from among the memb ers from their respective houses.
187	197		E. A quorum of the committee shall consist of at least six
188	198		members; the agenda for each meeting shall be set by the co-chairs
189	199		and shall be made available to t he public, by posting on the Senate
190	200		and House websites, at leas t twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
191	201		time of the meeting. Meetings of the committee shall be governed by
192	202		joint rules of the Legislature.
193	203		F. The members and co-chairs of the oversight committ ee shall
194	204		be appointed no later than two (2) weeks after a determination is
195	205		made pursuant to subsection B of this section , and shall provide
196	206		recommendations to the Legislature within two (2) months after the
197	207		first meeting.
198	208		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 15, 2023.
199		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2023.
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	210	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON E LECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
	211	+	02/14/2023 - DO PASS.