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OK HB1010

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Molly Jenkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Secretary of the State Election Board to calculate and invoice political parties for costs of including a candidate on the Presidential Preferential Primary ballot if delegates vote for someone other than the candidate who won Oklahoma's vote

  • Exceptions to the cost recovery apply when the winning candidate has become deceased or been declared disabled under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment

  • Political parties must pay the invoice within 90 days or face ineligibility to have candidates appear on the subsequent Presidential Preferential Primary ballot

  • Parties may file a written appeal within 30 days disputing the invoice amount, with the State Election Board required to issue a decision within 60 days of receiving the appeal

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Elections; Presidential Preference Primary Modernization Act of 2025; State Election Board; costs; political party; appeal; effective date.

Last Action

Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics

2/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Elections and Ethics2/4/2025
Government Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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