1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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3 SENATE BILL 33 By: Dahm
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to presidential electors; amending 26
7 O.S. 2011, Section 10-103, which relates to election
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8 of presidential electors; modifying entity to elect
9 presidential electors; establishing contingency for
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10 exception upon enactment of certain federal law; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 10-103, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 10-103. A. On the third Tuesday after the first Monday
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17 in November in each year next preceding the expiration of the term
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18 of office of each President of the United States, the Legislature of
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19 this state shall convene pursuant to the provisions of Section 27A
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20 of Article 5 of the Oklahoma Constitution and shall elect a number
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21 of electors for President and Vice President equal to the number of
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22 United States Senators and United States Representatives which the
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23 state is entitled to elect. If a federal law is enacted pursuant to
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24 clause 1 of Section 4 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution
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 1 that requires security measures for elections including, but not
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2 limited to, voter identification requirements and the use of
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3 auditable paper ballots, the provisions of this subsection shall
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4 cease to be in effect on the effective date of such federal law.
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5 B. On Except as provided by subsection A of this section, on
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6 the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each year
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7 next preceding the expiration of the term of office of each
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8 President of the United States, the registered voters of this state
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9 shall elect a number of electors for President and Vice President
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10 equal to the number of United States Senators and United States
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11 Representatives which the state is entitled to elect. Said electors
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12 shall be elected in the same manner as is provided for state
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13 officers.
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14 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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15 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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16 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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17 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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