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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 956 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to courts; amending 20 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 92i, which relates to candidates for district
8 or associate district judge; modifying certain
8 qualification for candidacy; updating statutory
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Section 92i, is
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15 Section 92i. To file as a candidate for the office of district
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16 judge or associate district judge, one must have been a registered
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17 voter and actual resident of the appropriate county district for at
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18 least six (6) months prior to the first day of the filing period.
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19 Should no one file for any such office, and should a vacancy thereby
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20 created be filled by appointment according to law, there shall be no
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21 such residency or durational registration requirement imposed on the
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22 appointee, providing said the appointee is otherwise qualified, nor
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23 shall any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of
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24 district judge or associate district judge be required to comply
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1 with such the residency or durational registration requirement in
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2 becoming a candidate for a full term following such an appointment.
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3 No one who has been removed from judicial office or who has resigned
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4 from office pending disciplinary proceedings shall qualify to file
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6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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