1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|SENATE BILL 1106 By: Jett |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to political party of candidates; |
| amending 26 O.S. 2021, Sections 5-111 and 6-101, |
8| which relate to declaration of candidacy forms and |
| ballots; requiring inclusion of certain affiliation |
9| on declaration of candidacy form; requiring inclusion |
| of certain affiliation on printed ballot; updating |
10| statutory language; and providing an effective date. |
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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. 2021, Section 5-111, is |
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15|amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 5-111. A. Forms to be used for filing Declarations of |
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17|Candidacy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election |
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18|Board and shall contain the following information: |
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19| 1. The name of the candidate as it shall appear on the ballot; |
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20| 2. The legal name of the candidate; |
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21| 3. The candidate's place of residence and mailing address; |
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22| 4. The name of the office sought; |
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23| 5. The candidate's date of birth; |
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1| 6. The party affiliation of the candidate seeking political |
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2|party nomination regardless of whether the office sought is partisan |
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3|or nonpartisan; |
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4| 7. The precinct and county wherein the candidate is a |
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5|registered voter; |
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6| 8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that he or |
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7|she is qualified to become a candidate for the office sought, and |
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8|that, if elected, the candidate will be qualified to hold the |
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9|office; and |
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10| 9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems |
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11|necessary. |
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12| B. If the candidate has ever been ultimately determined by a |
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13|court of proper authority to be guilty of an offense specified in |
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14|subsection A of Section 5-105a of this title or at the time of |
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15|filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding |
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16|warrant for arrest for such an offense, in this or any other state, |
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17|the candidate shall provide the following information on a form |
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18|prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board: |
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19| 1. The name of the offense; |
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20| 2. The date of conviction or issuance of the outstanding |
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21|warrant; and |
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22| 3. The county and state of conviction or issuance of the |
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23|outstanding warrant. |
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1| The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an offense |
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2|for which the candidate has received a pardon. |
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3| C. A Declaration of Candidacy form must be signed by the |
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4|candidate, and the signature must be properly notarized by a notary |
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5|public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths. |
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6| D. In addition to the information required by this section, a |
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7|candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website |
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8|address. Such additional information shall not be required of any |
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9|candidate but if provided shall be made available to the public. |
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10| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 6-101, is |
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11|amended to read as follows: |
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12| Section 6-101. The name of any candidate for any office shall |
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13|be printed on the official ballot as said the candidate is |
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14|designated on the declaration of candidacy; provided, however, that |
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15|no candidate shall have any prefix, suffix or title placed before or |
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16|after the candidate's name. The party affiliation of the candidate |
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17|shall be printed on the ballot with the name of the candidate |
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18|regardless of whether the office sought is partisan or nonpartisan. |
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19| SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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