Oklahoma Regulations § 230:40-5-65 Municipalities in more than one county

(a) Supervision. For a municipality that is located in more than one county, the election shall be conducted by the County Election Board wherein the municipality's central offices are located. [26:13-110] This County Election Board hereafter is called the "control (parent) County Election Board." The Election Boards of the other counties in which part of the municipality is located hereafter are called the "affected County Election Boards."

(b) Filing. Candidates for municipal office shall file their Declarations of Candidacy with the Secretary of the control (parent) County Election Board.

(c) Notification required. The Secretary of the control (parent) County Election Board shall notify the affected County Election Boards when a regular or special election is called by faxing or e-mailing a copy of the resolution and all related documents.

(d) Ballot printing. The Secretary of the affected County Election Board shall be responsible for printing ballots for the election for use in the affected county and for submitting the bill for such ballots to the control (parent) County Election Board after the election.

(e) Receiving supplies, making returns. Inspectors shall receive their supplies from and return them to the County Election Board of the county wherein their polling places are located. See 230:35-3-68 and 230:35-3-68.1 .

(f) Affected county results. Affected County Election Boards shall meet on election night to canvass results. The Secretary of an affected County Election Board shall report the number of signatures on the Provisional Ballot Roster in precincts involving the multi-county municipality to the control (parent) county on election night either by e-mail or by fax. The affected County Election Board shall meet again on Friday following the election to count provisional ballots, if necessary. After counting provisional ballots, the affected County Election Board Secretary shall finalize the election results in the tabulation system. The affected County Election Board shall certify its final election results after 5 p.m. The affected County Election Board Secretary shall not be required to provide an original, signed and sealed Official Certification Report to the control (parent) County Election Board unless the entity that called the election requires such original certification documents.

(g) Certification. The control (parent) County Election Board shall meet on election night to canvass returns from all precincts in the county and results reported through MESA from each affected county. The control (parent) county shall meet again on Friday following the election to count provisional ballots, if necessary. After all affected counties have finalized their election results in the tabulation system, the control (parent) County Election Board Secretary may print Official Certification Reports that include all final results. Final , complete election results shall be certified after 5 p.m. on Friday following the election. The affected County Election Boards shall not be required to provide the control (parent) County Election Board with original, signed and sealed Official Certification Reports unless such documents are required by the entity that called the election.

(h) Expenses handled through control (parent) board. The control (parent) County Election Board shall receive claims from all affected counties and shall make all claims to the municipality. The control (parent) County Election Board shall receive payment for election expenses from the municipality and shall pay all expenses incurred in the election, including lump sum payments to affected County Election Boards for expenses incurred in those counties.

(i) Reimbursement to affected county. Upon receipt of the payment from the control (parent) County Election Board, the Secretary of the affected County Election Board shall deposit the payment in the Special Depository Account and shall pay expenses incurred in the county.

(j) Absentee voting. Voters who vote by absentee ballot in a multi-county municipal election must make application to and receive absentee ballots from the County Election Board of the county in which they are registered.

(k) Provisional voting. Voters who may vote by provisional ballot in a multi-county municipal election must cast the provisional ballot in the correct precinct in the county in which they reside.