County election boards; authorizing certain actions by assistant secretary under specified circumstances. Effective date.
This bill, SB 536, clarifies the roles and responsibilities of assistant secretaries for county election boards in Oklahoma. It requires county election board secretaries to notify the State Election Board of their assistant secretary's employment. The bill authorizes the assistant secretary to perform the duties of the secretary during absences due to illness, disqualification, or other approved reasons, as well as during a vacancy in the secretary's office. Additionally, it allows the assistant secretary to serve as a voting member of the county election board in such circumstances, provided they have written authorization from the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily involving formatting changes, updated page headers, and a shift in the committee oversight date from April 15, 2025 to February 11, 2025. The substantive policy content regarding county election board structure, assistant secretary duties, and salary requirements remains unchanged.
TIMELINE
Committee report date changed from April 15, 2025 to February 11, 2025
TECHNICAL
Page headers and document metadata updated to reflect Senate floor version
Formatting adjustments including line breaks and spacing throughout the document
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections and Ethics
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 1
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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