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OK HB2656
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Raymond Pruett
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AI Summary
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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
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Elections for district attorneys would become nonpartisan, with candidates filing with the State Election Board as nonpartisan candidates
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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
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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
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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