Okla. Admin. Code § 230:25-11-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 230:25-11-1 - Order of names for absentee ballots for Primary

(a) Following the close of the filing period, the County Election Board shall determine the order in which the name of each candidate for each county office shall appear on the absentee ballots and/or the first order of rotation for the Primary Election. [26:6-107] The determination shall be made by drawing the names of all candidates for each office of each political party one at a time from a receptacle as described in (b) of this Section. [26:6-107] The Secretary of the County Election Board shall be authorized to conduct the drawing for the order of names, and an official meeting of the County Election Board shall not be required. However, the drawing shall be conducted publicly with witnesses, such as representatives of the local news media or representatives of the Democratic or Republican county central committees, in attendance.

(b) The drawing for the order of names for absentee ballots for the Primary Election shall be conducted according to the following procedure.

(1) The Secretary of the County Election Board shall type or write the name of each candidate of a particular party for a particular office on a slip of paper.

(2) All the names for that party and that office shall be placed in the receptacle and the receptacle shall be shaken to mix the slips of paper.

(3) The Secretary shall designate a person to draw out the slips of paper.

(4) The slips of paper shall be drawn out, one at a time, and the names shall not be visible to the person who draws them.

(5) The Secretary shall record the names of the candidates in the order they are drawn. The name of the candidate selected first shall appear first on the absentee ballots for the Primary Election; the name of the candidate selected second shall appear second and so on.

(6) This procedure shall be repeated for each office for each political party.

(c) The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be authorized to determine the order of names of candidates for absentee ballots to be printed by the State Election Board for the Primary Election at the same time and according to the same procedure outlined in Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. [26:6-107]

Okla. Admin. Code § 230:25-11-1

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff 7-15-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 21, July 15, 2024, eff. 7/25/2024