A. 1. To be eligible for membership on a county election board or to serve as a precinct official, one must be a registered voter of the county in which he or she will serve and demonstrate competence to perform his or her duties.
2. Persons thus qualified and appointed shall be trained in their duties in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 481 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any other provision of law, a secretary of a county election board may temporarily appoint as a precinct official, counter or absentee voting board member, an otherwise qualified person who is related to the secretary within the second or third degree by consanguinity or affinity. Provided, the secretary of the county election board must receive written permission from the Secretary of the State Election Board in order to make such an appointment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 2-131, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
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