Oklahoma State Election Board
Great Seal of Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 23 classified 1 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $8 million |
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| Website | Oklahoma State Elections Board |
The Oklahoma State Election Board is the governing body regarding elections in the state of Oklahoma. The Board is responsible for maintaining uniformy in the application, operation and interpretation of State and Federal election laws. Additionally, the Board is responsible for promoting and encouraging the citizens of Oklahoma to register to vote and participate in all elections by providing educational programs to raise citizen awareness about voting privileges and about the services available to them.
The Board is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma Senate to serve four year terms. Under the State Election Board are the county election boards and precinct election boards.
Membership is based on statewide voter registration. Based on the most recent January 1 voter registration report, the state central committee of the political party with the largest number of registered voters submits to the Governor a list of ten nominees. The state central committee of the political party having the second largest number of registered voters submits to the Governor a list of five nominees. Based on the names submitted, the Governor appoints two members from the largest party and one member from the second largest party.
All regular appointments must be made by no later than March 1 every four years. If a political party fails to submit a list of candidates, the Governor may appoint anyone of that party to the position.
On the first Monday of April every four years, the members of the Board elect from among themselves a Chair and Vice Chair. Each serves a four-year term.
In the event of a vacancy due to death or resignation of a member of the Board, the Governor must, within thirty days of the vacancy, appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate, a member of the same party to fill the unexpired term. The political party’s state central committee must submit a list of five nominees for the Governor to nominate from.
If a member of the Board fails to attend five consecutive meetings of the Board or when a member changes his party affiliation, that member's seat on the Board is declared vacant. The vacancy is filled in the same manner as other vacancies.
The Secretary of the State Election Board is the chief administrative officer of the State Election Board.
The Secretary has general supervisory authority over all county election boards and has the authority to provide administrative supervision to any county election board. Such authority extends to stand in the place of the secretary of any county election board for the purpose of employing county election board personnel when a vacancy exists in the office of the secretary of the county election board.
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