§ 2-121. Offices of county election boards--Election security measures
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. ElectionsEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 2-121
§ 2-121. Offices of county election boards--Election security measures
A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the county commissioners of each county to furnish, at county expense, in each county seat a suitable office for the county election board. The office shall provide adequate space for storage of election records and supplies, voting devices, ballot boxes and adequate space for the exercise of other functions required by law of the county election board and shall be equipped with suitable furniture and office equipment and a telephone. The office shall be convenient to the public, shall have furniture, furnishings and fixtures and other equipment comparable to other county offices within the county, and necessary to the operation of the office.
B. 1. The county commissioners of each county shall, at county expense, implement security measures at the county election board that are equivalent to security measures the county provides to its other county agencies, in order to ensure the county election board office is adequately protected from physical intrusions or attacks and to provide cybersecurity for county-owned computer systems operated by the county election board.
Provided, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the county election board office from being located within the county courthouse or another county-owned building shared by multiple county agencies, nor shall it restrict the county election board from utilizing common areas intended for use by multiple county agencies other than as specifically prohibited in this subsection.
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-121, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 1, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2019, c. 163, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 2-121, OK ST T. 26 § 2-121
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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