§ 14-123. Removal of outer envelopes--Examination of affidavits
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. ElectionsEffective: May 21, 2020
Effective: May 21, 2020
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 14-123
§ 14-123. Removal of outer envelopes--Examination of affidavits
A. At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday preceding the election, or at such time thereafter as the secretary of the county election board may desire, the county election board may meet and publicly remove the outer envelopes from all absentee ballots then received, examine and remove properly executed affidavits and place the plain opaque envelopes in a ballot box, locked with three locks. The procedure shall be repeated until such time as all ballots have been received. Provided, such procedure may begin at an earlier date upon the written approval of the Secretary of the State Election Board.
B. 1. The county election board may designate one or more special absentee voting boards to conduct the removal of outer envelopes and examination of affidavits described in subsection A of this section. A special absentee voting board shall consist of two members, neither of whom shall be of the same political party. Members of a special absentee voting board shall be designated by the county election board from a list provided by the secretary of the county election board. Members of a special absentee voting board shall meet the same eligibility requirements as a precinct judge or clerk and shall receive the same compensation as a nursing home absentee voting board.
Each group shall be reported to the county election board at a public meeting of the board.
C. When an examination of an absentee ballot affidavit is made to determine whether it has been properly executed, such determination shall be based only upon the requirements found in this title for the type of absentee ballot affidavit being examined. No person making such a determination shall substitute his or her own personal preference or judgment in place of the requirements provided by law.
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 201, § 23, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from Title 26, § 327.23 by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Laws 1993, c. 316, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 21; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2020, c. 151, § 11, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 14-123, OK ST T. 26 § 14-123
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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