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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 834 By: Bullard
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to elections; defining terms;
prohibiting the use of open primaries; declaring
certain ordinances and elections void; authorizing
Secretary of the State Election Board to bring civil
action for certain relief; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-113 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “open primary” or “jungle primary”
shall mean any voting system whereby a voter may vote for a
candidate in a primary election without regard to the voter’s party
affiliation, and all candidates for public office who qualify for a
primary may be voted on without regard to the candidate’s party
affiliation.
B. No election conducted by the State Election Board, a county
election board, or any municipality authorized to conduct elections
in this state shall use an open primary or jungle primary.
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C. Any existing or future ordinance enacted or adopted by a
county, municipality, or any other local government entity which is
in conflict with this section shall be deemed void. Any election
for any public office in this state conducted under a voting system
prohibited by this section shall be deemed void.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall have the
authority to bring a civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction for such declaratory or injunctive relief as is
necessary to carry out this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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