1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 244 By: Seifried
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school district elections;
7 amending 26 O.S. 2021, Sections 13A-103 and 13A-105,
8 which relate to election dates and declaration of
8 candidacy; modifying permissible dates for certain
9 elections; modifying dates for filing for certain
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 13A-103, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 13A-103. A. 1. The general election of members of the
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16 board of education of every school district and technology center
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17 school district shall be conducted on the first second Tuesday of
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18 April November of each odd-numbered year, and on the first Tuesday
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19 after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year.
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20 2. The primary election of members of the board of education of
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21 every school district and technology center school district, if
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22 necessary, shall be conducted on the second Tuesday in February
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23 September of each odd-numbered year, except in any year when a
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24 Presidential Preferential Primary is held in February, then the
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 1 election shall be held on the same day as the Presidential
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2 Preferential Primary and on the fourth Tuesday of August in each
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3 even-numbered year.
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4 3. If only two candidates qualify to have their names appear on
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5 the ballot, the names of both candidates shall appear on the ballot
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6 at the board of education general election.
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7 4. If more than two candidates qualify to have their names
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8 appear on the ballot, the names of all such candidates shall appear
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9 on the ballot at the board of education primary election. A
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10 candidate receiving more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast
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11 in the board of education primary election shall be elected to the
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12 office. If no candidate receives more than fifty percent (50%) of
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13 the votes cast in the board of education primary election, then the
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14 two candidates with the highest number of votes shall appear on the
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15 ballot at the board of education general election.
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16 B. Elections on the question of making a levy or levies for
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17 schools under Section 9, Section 9B or Section 10 of Article X of
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18 the Oklahoma Constitution shall be held on the second Tuesday in
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19 February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential
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20 Preferential Primary is held in February, then the election shall be
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21 held on the same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary.
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22 C. The board of education of every school district or
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23 technology center school district may call a special election for
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24 the purpose of voting on any matter or question authorized by law.
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 1 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 13A-105, is
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2 amended to read as follows:
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3 Section 13A-105. Candidates for member of the board of
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4 education of every school district or technology center school
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5 district shall file declarations of candidacy in the same place and
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6 with the same officials as candidates for county office. The
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7 declaration of candidacy to be signed by the candidate shall have an
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8 attachment to be signed by the candidate listing the requirements of
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9 a candidate for election or reelection to a school board as set
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10 forth in Sections 13A-106 and 5-105a of this title and Sections 5-
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11 110, 5-110.1, and 5-113 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
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12 the candidate shall swear or affirm that he or she is eligible to
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13 run for the office or serve in the office if elected. Candidates
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14 shall file no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first Monday second
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15 Wednesday in December April through no later than 5:00 p.m. on the
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16 following Wednesday next succeeding Friday. For school districts
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17 and technology center school districts located in more than one
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18 county, filing may be either in the county wherein supervision of
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19 the district is located or in the county where the candidate
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20 resides.
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21 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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