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OK SB956
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Julie Daniels
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AI Summary
- Amends 20 O.S. 2021, Section 92i to change the residency requirement for district judge and associate district judge candidates from "county" to "district"
- Candidates must be registered voters and actual residents of the appropriate district for at least 6 months prior to the first day of the filing period
- Appointees filling vacancies when no one files are exempt from the residency and durational registration requirements
- Persons removed from judicial office or who resigned pending disciplinary proceedings are disqualified from filing as judicial candidates
- Effective date: November 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Courts; modifying residency qualification for certain judicial candidacy. Effective date.
Last Action
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
4/7/2025
Committee Referrals
Civil Judiciary4/1/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight4/1/2025
Judiciary2/4/2025
Full Bill Text
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