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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 147 By: Pederson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to administration of elections;
7 amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 3-130, which relates
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8 State Election Board to direct all counties to
9 conduct post-election audits for specified elections;
9 modifying definition; updating statutory language;
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 3-130, is
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16 Section 3-130. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
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17 shall have the authority to direct the secretary of a the county
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18 election board in each county to conduct a post-election audit of
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19 election results for any election on dates set forth in Sections 1-
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20 101, 1-102, 1-103, and 20-101 of this title, for the purpose of
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21 maintaining the security of the election system by ensuring that
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22 voting devices and software used in a particular election correctly
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23 tabulated votes.
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1 B. The method, timing, and procedures for conducting a post-
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2 election audit shall be determined by the Secretary of the State
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3 Election Board.
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4 C. The secretary of a county election board shall report the
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5 findings of a post-election audit to the Secretary of the State
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6 Election Board, and such report shall be available to the public.
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7 D. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate
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8 policies, rules, and procedures to implement the requirements of
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10 E. For the purposes of this title, a "post-election audit" is
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11 defined as means a manual or electronic examination of a limited
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12 number of ballots by a secretary of a county election board or other
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13 authorized election officials following an election. A post-
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14 election audit shall be conducted only at the direction of the
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15 Secretary of the State Election Board and only subject to the
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16 Secretary's previously promulgated prescribed policies, rules, or
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18 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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