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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 339 By: Rogers
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to local bond elections; amending 11
O.S. 2021, Section 16-112, which relates to municipal
special elections; modifyin g date when certain
special elections may be conducted; amending 70 O.S.
2021, Section 15-102, which relates to educa tion bond
elections; specifying date on which certain el ections
may be conducted; updating statutory language;
providing an effective date ; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 16 -112, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 16-112. A. When the municipal governing bo dy shall
deem it advisable, it may, by resolution or ordinance, authorize the
mayor to call a special election on a date established in Section 3 -
101 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose of
submitting to the registered voters of the municip ality the question
of issuing municipal bonds, of granting of any franchise, or for any
other purpose authorized by law.
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B. Notwithstanding any other law, f or purposes of submitting to
the registered voters of the municipality t he question of issuing
municipal bonds or any tax, the governing bod y may, by resolution
ordinance, authorize the mayor to call a special election on a state
or federal election day in November in an odd or even -numbered year.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 15-102, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 15-102. The Notwithstanding any other law, the board of
education shall call an election to be held on a state or federal
election day in Novembe r in an odd or even-numbered year, and to be
conducted by the county election board in all respects as other
elections, for the pu rpose of taking the sense of the district upon
the question of issuing such bonds, naming in the proclamation of
such election the amount of bonds to be voted on and the purpose for
which they are to be issued; and it shall cause to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in said the district the time and
place of such election, such notices to be given at least ten (1 0)
days before such election. In all instances whe re proclamations for
elections for boards of education are required by statute of t he
mayor of a city, and in all instances where elections for boards of
education are provided for by statute wherein the m ayor and city
clerk are denominated, the president of the board of education shall
be substituted for the mayor and the clerk of the b oard of education
shall be substituted for the city clerk. Boards of education are
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hereby declared to be free and indepen dent of cities in all matters
relating to school el ections legally called upon all school matters,
and presidents of boards of educati on shall have full power to issue
proclamations calling school elections; provided, that no election
shall be called on th e same proposition within four (4) months after
such proposition has been defeated at an election by the school
district electors. Th e provisions of this act section as to the
waiting period shall not apply where the school facilities have been
destroyed by an act of God. The cost of such elections, toge ther
with the cost of such proclamations, publication, notices or other
expenses required, shall be legal costs of boards of education.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2 023.
SECTION 4. It being immediat ely necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
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