1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 677 By: Treat | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to candidate filings; amending 26 | | O.S. 2021, Section 5-111, which relates to | 8| declaration of candidacy forms; removing certain | | public record; and declaring an emergency. | 9| | | | 10| | | | 11|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 12| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 5-111, is | | | 13|amended to read as follows: | | | 14| Section 5-111. A. Forms to be used for filing Declarations of | | | 15|Candidacy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election | | | 16|Board and shall contain the following information: | | | 17| 1. The name of the candidate as it shall appear on the ballot; | | | 18| 2. The legal name of the candidate; | | | 19| 3. The candidate's place of residence and mailing address, | | | 20|which shall not be a public record; | | | 21| 4. The name of the office sought; | | | 22| 5. The candidate's date of birth; | | | 23| 6. The party affiliation of the candidate seeking political | | | 24|party nomination; | | | Req. No. 1572 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 7. The precinct and county wherein the candidate is a | | | 2|registered voter; | | | 3| 8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that he or | | | 4|she is qualified to become a candidate for the office sought, and | | | 5|that, if elected, the candidate will be qualified to hold the | | | 6|office; and | | | 7| 9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems | | | 8|necessary. | | | 9| B. If the candidate has ever been ultimately determined by a | | | 10|court of proper authority to be guilty of an offense specified in | | | 11|subsection A of Section 5-105a of this title or at the time of | | | 12|filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding | | | 13|warrant for arrest for such an offense, in this or any other state, | | | 14|the candidate shall provide the following information on a form | | | 15|prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board: | | | 16| 1. The name of the offense; | | | 17| 2. The date of conviction or issuance of the outstanding | | | 18|warrant; and | | | 19| 3. The county and state of conviction or issuance of the | | | 20|outstanding warrant. | | | 21| The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an offense | | | 22|for which the candidate has received a pardon. | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1572 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| C. A Declaration of Candidacy form must be signed by the | | | 2|candidate, and the signature must be properly notarized by a notary | | | 3|public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths. | | | 4| D. In addition to the information required by this section, a | | | 5|candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website | | | 6|address. Such additional information shall not be required of any | | | 7|candidate but if provided shall be made available to the public. | | | 8| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 9|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 10|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 11|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 12| | | | 13| 59-1-1572 BG 1/18/2023 1:24:20 PM | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1572 Page 3