Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-26
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Judicial Nominating Commission — Recusal based on
Official statutory text
consanguinity or affinity — Disclosure of judicial campaign
contributions.
A. No member of the Judicial Nominating Commission who is
related to an applicant for any position for which the Commission is
responsible to submit nominations to an appointing authority
pursuant to Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the
State of Oklahoma shall participate in the decision-making process
with respect to such applicant if the Commission member is related
to the applicant within the third degree of consanguinity or
affinity. If a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission
participates in the decision-making process with respect to an
applicant in contravention of the requirement of this subsection,
the member shall be immediately removed from the Commission and
shall be permanently forbidden from being appointed to the
Commission.
B. No later than ten (10) days after receiving the final list
of applications for an open position which is set to come before the
Judicial Nominating Commission, a member of the Judicial Nominating
Commission shall make full disclosure of the date and amount of any
contribution made by such member to the judicial campaign of any
person making application to the Commission for their possible
nomination to an appointing authority pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall prescribe
a form to be used for such purpose. The completed forms shall be
posted in a conspicuous manner on a website maintained by or on
behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission and shall be accessible
until the position for which nominations are to be submitted by the
Commission has been filled.
contributions.
A. No member of the Judicial Nominating Commission who is
related to an applicant for any position for which the Commission is
responsible to submit nominations to an appointing authority
pursuant to Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the
State of Oklahoma shall participate in the decision-making process
with respect to such applicant if the Commission member is related
to the applicant within the third degree of consanguinity or
affinity. If a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission
participates in the decision-making process with respect to an
applicant in contravention of the requirement of this subsection,
the member shall be immediately removed from the Commission and
shall be permanently forbidden from being appointed to the
Commission.
B. No later than ten (10) days after receiving the final list
of applications for an open position which is set to come before the
Judicial Nominating Commission, a member of the Judicial Nominating
Commission shall make full disclosure of the date and amount of any
contribution made by such member to the judicial campaign of any
person making application to the Commission for their possible
nomination to an appointing authority pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3 of Article VII-B of the Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall prescribe
a form to be used for such purpose. The completed forms shall be
posted in a conspicuous manner on a website maintained by or on
behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission and shall be accessible
until the position for which nominations are to be submitted by the
Commission has been filled.
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