§ 7-127. Rules governing counting
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. Elections
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 7-127
§ 7-127. Rules governing counting
The following rules shall govern the counting and recounting of votes:
2. A valid vote shall be any mark prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board made by voters indicating the voter's choice of party, candidate or issue on a ballot. Such marking shall be hereinafter referred to as “valid markings”. Such valid markings located otherwise on the ballot shall not be counted;
5. A valid marking marked for a political party shall be counted as a vote for each of the political party's candidates on that ballot, except that a valid marking marked for a candidate's name shall take precedence, for that office, over a valid marking for a political party. Provided, further, that if valid markings are marked for more than one political party on a ballot, the ballot shall not be counted for any party offices thereon; and
Credits
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-127, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 57, § 2, emerg. eff. March 17, 1978; Laws 1983, c. 171, § 11, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 23, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 7-127, OK ST T. 26 § 7-127
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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