OK SB1334

Eliminates primary elections for U.S. Senate candidates in Oklahoma, replacing them with a selection process by state legislators of each political party meeting in joint caucus by May 1

Requires the Secretary of the State Election Board to certify all U.S. Senate candidates and their party affiliations to the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House after the candidate withdrawal deadline

If a political party has no members in the Legislature, or if legislators fail to select a nominee before sine die adjournment, the party selects its nominee through party rules by the fourth Tuesday of August

For special elections to fill U.S. Senate vacancies, legislators must select nominees at least 100 days before the Special General Election, with party selection as a fallback at least 85 days before

Effective date of January 1, 2017