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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1989 By: Haste
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to county election boards; amending
26 O.S. 2021, Section 2-124, which relates to
precinct officials; authorizing county el ection
boards to develop certain plan; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -124, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-124. A. The secretary of the county election board
shall appoint the inspector , judge and clerk of each precinct, to
serve terms of four (4) years each. The secretary ’s appointments
shall be made from the ranks of registered voters within the county
pursuant to the requirements of Section 2 -123 of this title.
B. 1. No later than June 15 of the year following a General
Election for Governor, the county central committees of the two
political parties with the highest number of registered voters in
the state, based on the latest January 15 registration report, shall
submit a list of nominees equal to three times the number of
precincts in the county to the secretary of the county election
board.
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2. The secretary of the county election board shall utilize t he
list of nominees submitted by each party to appoint on e precinct
official for each precinct from each party no later than July 1 of
the year following a General Election for a Governor. If no l ist is
submitted by a county central committee by the speci fied date, or if
the nominees are unable or unwilling to serve, or if the nomin ees do
not meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2 -131 of
this title, then the secretary of the county election board shall
appoint from the ranks of said party within the county.
C. Terms shall begin July 1 of the y ear following a General
Election for Governor.
D. In the event of a vacancy, the secretary of the county
election board shall fill the unex pired term from within the ranks
of registered voters withi n the county in the manner described in
Section 2-123 of this title.
E. The secretary of the county election board shall maintain a
current list of all precinct officials, which shall be available for
inspection by the public. The secretary of the county election
board may develop a plan in accordance with the board of county
commissioners to authorize county employees to serve as precinct
officials.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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