ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2449	By:	Quinn of the House

			   and

		Brinkley of the Senate

An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2011, Section 13-102, as amended by Section 3 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1698 of the 2nd Session of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to municipal elections; modifying information contained in certain resolution; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  Municipal elections

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2011, Section 13-102, as amended by Section 3 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1698 of the 2nd Session of the 53rd Oklahoma Legislature is amended to read as follows:

Section 13-102.  A.  Not fewer than fifteen (15) days before the filing period for any regular municipal election, or in the event of a special election, not fewer than sixty (60) days before such election, the governing board of any municipality shall submit a resolution to the secretary of the county election board conducting such election.  Such resolution shall contain the following facts:

1.  The dates of the election or elections;

2.  The offices to be filled or the questions to be voted upon at such election or elections;

3.  Qualifications for such offices;

4.  Designation of which offices shall be filled by voting by ward and which offices shall be filled by voting at large;

5.  Indication of whether the election will be partisan or nonpartisan;

6.  For charter cities where the charter is silent, indication of any portion of state law which will apply;

7.  A list of precincts partially contained within the limits of the municipality which are eligible to be closed pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of Section 13-103 of this title, and a certification of whether such precincts shall be open or not open for the election; and

8.  Any other information necessary for conducting said election or elections.

B.  In the event that a municipality governed by charter schedules a regular or special election for a municipal office on the same date as an election involving state or federal offices, the filing period for such municipal office shall be scheduled on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than twenty (20) days following the date of the resolution or order; provided, the filing period for such municipal office may be scheduled on the same dates as the filing period for state or federal office to be filled at such election.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2012.

SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of February, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate