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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL 147 By: Pederson of the Senate
and
Newton of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to administration of elections;
amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -130, which relates
to post-election audits; clarifying language;
requiring Secretary of the State Election Board to
direct all counties to conduct post -election audits
for specified elections; modifying definition;
updating statutory language; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -130, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3-130. A. The Secretary of t he State Election Board
shall have the authority to direct the secretary of a county
election board to conduct a post -election audit of election results
for any election, for the purpose of maintaining the security of the
election system by ensuring th at voting devices and software used in
a particular election correctly tabulated votes. The Secretary
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shall direct the secretary of the county election board in each
county to conduct a post -election audit following elections held on
dates set forth in Sectio ns 1-101, 1-102, 1-103, and 20-101 of this
title.
B. The method, timing , and procedures for conducting a post -
election audit shall be determined by the Secretary of the State
Election Board.
C. The secretary of a county election board shall report the
findings of a post-election audit to the Secretary of the State
Election Board, and such report shall be a vailable to the public.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate
policies, rules, and procedures to impl ement the requirements of
this section.
E. For the purposes of this title, a “post-election audit” is
defined as means a manual or electronic examination of a limited
number of ballots by a secretary of a county election board or other
authorized election officials following an elec tion. A post-
election audit shall be conducted only at the direction of the
Secretary of the State Elec tion Board and only subject to the
Secretary’s previously promulgated prescribed policies, rules, or
procedures.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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