Okla. Admin. Code § 230:40-7-35

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 230:40-7-35 - Precincts in school elections

(a)Precincts in school and technology center district elections. All precincts totally or partially contained within the geographical boundaries of a school district or a technology center district shall be open for all elections held by the district except as provided in (b) of this section.

(b)Closing a split precinct in which no one resides. A school district or technology center district may close a split precinct by certifying in the resolution that no one resides in the part of the precinct located within the district's boundaries. [26:13A-101(B)] Prior to preparing the resolution, district officials should contact the Secretary of the County Election Board to verify that no registered voters in the precinct are assigned to the district and that no voters who are unassigned to a school district in the precinct are believed to be located within the district's boundary. In addition, before including the certification required to close the precinct in the resolution, a district official should visit the area in question to verify that no one resides there. When a split precinct is closed as provided in this subsection, the precinct shall not be included in the district's election; the district shall incur no expenses related to the precinct polling place; neither regular nor absentee ballots shall be printed for the precinct; and the services of neither the nursing home nor in-person Absentee Voting Board shall be required by the district for the precinct.

(c)Closing a split precinct or a polling place for a split precinct located in an affected county. If the split precinct to be closed as outlined in (b) of this section is located in an affected county, the Secretary of the control (parent) County Election Board shall close and remove the precinct during election setup and shall notify the Secretary of the affected County Election Board that the precinct will be closed and removed from the district's election.

Okla. Admin. Code § 230:40-7-35

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 53, eff 10-9-92 (emergency) ; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2745, eff 7-1-93 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 487, eff 1-2-03 (emergency) ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1108, eff 7-1-03 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1501, eff 7-1-07 ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 357, eff 11-5-07 (emergency) ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1929, eff 7-1-08 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1717, eff 7-15-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023