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OK HB2656

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Raymond Pruett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Elections for all county officers (county clerk, court clerk, county sheriff, county assessor, county treasurer, and county commissioners) would become nonpartisan rather than requiring candidates to run under a political party

  • Elections for district attorneys would become nonpartisan, with candidates filing with the State Election Board as nonpartisan candidates

  • Candidates for county office must be registered voters in the county for six months preceding the filing period, but would no longer need to be registered with a specific political party

  • Eliminates runoff primary elections for county offices and district attorney races; instead, candidates receiving a majority in the primary election win outright, or the top two vote-getters advance to the general election

  • Effective date: November 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Counties and county officers; making elections for county officers nonpartisan; effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Elections and Ethics

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Elections and Ethics2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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