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OK SB1293
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Sykes
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that ballots for Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals, district judges, and associate district judges be without party designation, allowing party affiliation to appear on these judicial ballots
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Retains non-partisan ballot status only for retention elections of Supreme Court Justices and Court of Criminal Appeals Judges
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Establishes that judicial candidates with different party affiliations filing for the same office will appear only on the General Election ballot
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Creates a primary election process for judicial candidates of the same party, with runoff procedures if no candidate receives a majority
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Repeals 26 O.S. 2011, Sections 11-112 and 11-113, with an effective date of January 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Elections; deleting provision that certain judicial office ballots be without party designation. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/2/2016