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Oklahoma Statutes § 12-108 Dates

⤴ Up to Article XII: Special Elections

Statute Text

Effective Until 11/1/2024

Such proclamation shall contain the following facts:
1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday not less than ten (10) days from the date of such proclamation;
2. The date of the Special Primary Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the close of the filing period; and
3. The date of the Special General Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Primary Election.
Should such a vacancy occur in an even-numbered year, when a special election is required, the proclamation must contain dates that are the same as are required by law for the regular filing period, Primary Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election, if practicable.

History

Added by Laws 1974, SB 415, c. 153, § 12-108, eff. 1/1/1975 ; Amended by Laws 1979, HB 1402, c. 240, § 22, emerg. eff. 6/1/1979 ; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2677, c. 53 , § 10 , emerg. eff. 4/1/2004 ; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2663, c. 369 , § 4 , emerg. eff. 5/28/2004 ; Amended by Laws 2011 , HB 1615, c. 196 , § 11 , eff. 11/1/2011 ; Amended by Laws 2012 , SB 91, c. 3 , § 4 , emerg. eff. 3/19/2012 .

Effective Starting 11/1/2024

A. Such proclamation shall contain the following facts:
1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday not less than ten (10) days from the date of such proclamation;
2. The date of the Special Primary Election, not less than [twenty (20)] thirty (30) days after the close of the filing period; [and]
3. The date of the Special Runoff Primary Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Primary Election;
4. The date of the Special General Election, not less than twenty (20) days after the date of the Special Runoff Primary Election ; and
5.
a. In the event a Special Primary Election is not necessary, the Special General Election shall be moved to the date of the Special Primary Election.
b. In the event a Special Primary Election is held, but a Special Runoff Primary Election is not necessary, the Special General Election shall be moved to the date of the Special Runoff Primary Election .
B. The election dates contained in the proclamation shall be limited to the election dates provided in Section 3-101 of this title.
C. Should such a vacancy occur in an even-numbered year, when a special election is required, the proclamation must contain dates that are the same as are required by law for the regular filing period, Primary Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election, if practicable.

History

Amended by Laws 2024 , c. 317 , s. 1 , eff. 11/1/2024 .

Added by Laws 1974, SB 415, c. 153, § 12-108, eff. 1/1/1975 ; Amended by Laws 1979, HB 1402, c. 240, § 22, emerg. eff. 6/1/1979 ; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2677, c. 53 , § 10 , emerg. eff. 4/1/2004 ; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2663, c. 369 , § 4 , emerg. eff. 5/28/2004 ; Amended by Laws 2011 , HB 1615, c. 196 , § 11 , eff. 11/1/2011 ; Amended by Laws 2012 , SB 91, c. 3 , § 4 , emerg. eff. 3/19/2012 .

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