Oklahoma 2023 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB266 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 04/06/2023

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR ENGROSSED 
SENATE BILL NO. 266 	By: Rader of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Boatman of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021, 
Section 3-119, which relates to precinct officials 
and subprecincts; increasing number of affected 
registered voters to establish a subprec inct; and 
providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -119, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 3-119. A. If fewer than five hundred (500) one 
thousand five hundred (1 ,500) registered voters are affected, an 
area constituting the maximum area possible without crossing 
boundaries of any district court judicial district electoral 
division or any congres sional, legislative or coun ty commissioner 
district may be designated as a subprecinct.   
 
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B. 1.  Registration records shall b e maintained for subprecincts 
in like manner as for other precincts. 
2.  Subprecincts need not have a polling place separate from 
another precinct, nor shall they be required to have separate 
precinct officials. 
3.  The secretary of the county election boa rd may authorize 
registered voters of a subprecinct to vote at a specific adjacent 
precinct.  Provided, separate Separate election materials shall be 
there afforded provided for the subprecinct in order so that a 
separate certification will be made of the subprecinct’s election 
results of the subprecinct.  Appropriate ballots shall be issued to 
the voters of the subprecinct. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall be come effective November 1, 2023. 
 
59-1-8094 LRB 04/03/23