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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 4127 By: Swope
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to elections; authorizing county
employees to use certain leave to serve a prec inct
official; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-128.3 of Title 26, unless
there is created a duplication in numbe ring, reads as follows:
Full-time and part-time county employees of this state may be
granted up to three (3) days of paid administrative leave for the
purposes of serving as a precinct official, absentee voting board
member or other election worker author ized by law, if the employee
is qualified by law to serve in such position. Such administrative
leave shall require the written approval of the employee 's
appointing authority and may be paid for hours serving in ex cess of
the employee's standard daily wa ge. An employee granted
administrative leave as described herein shall not be eli gible to
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receive the daily payment provided to precinct officials or absentee
voting board members.
SECTION 2. This act shall beco me effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9748 LRB 01/09/24