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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1200 By: Sacchieri
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to school elections; amending 26 O.S.
2021, Section 13A-106, which relates to eligibility
for the board of education of a school district or
technology center school district; and prohibiting
persons engaged in certain activities from being
eligible to be a candidate for or elected to certain
boards of education beginning on certain date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 13A-106, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 13A-106. A. To be eligible to be a candidate for
member of the board of education of a school district or technology
center school district, a person must have resided in the district
or, if the board seat is in an independent district, have resided in
that district for at least six (6) months preceding the first day of
the filing period, and have been a registered voter registered with
the county election board at an address located within the
geographical boundaries of the district for six (6) months preceding
the first day of the filing period.
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B. 1. Beginning May 1, 1990, no person shall be eligible to be
a candidate for or elected to be a member of the board of education
of a school district or technology center school district unless the
person has been awarded a high school diploma or certificate of high
school equivalency. In school districts that are divided into
election districts, a candidate must have resided in the district
for at least six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing
period and have been a registered voter registered with the county
election board at an address located within the geographical
boundaries of the election district for six (6) months preceding the
first day of the filing period. Beginning May 1, 1990, no person
shall be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to be a member of
the board of education unless the person has been awarded a high
school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency.
2. Beginning on the effective date of this act, no person shall
be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to be a member of the
board of education of a school district or technology center school
district if the person has an interest of five percent (5%) or more
in a company, individual, or business concern engaged in:
a. the issuance of bonds for school districts or
technology center school districts in this state, or
b. the construction or remodeling of facilities for
school districts or technology center school districts
in this state.
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B. C. To be eligible to vote in a school district election or a
technology center school district election, a person must be
registered with the county election board at an address located
within the geographical boundaries of the district. To be eligible
to vote in an election district election within a school district, a
person must be registered with the county election board at an
address located within the geographical boundaries of the election
district.
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