Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-1-112
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Ranked choice voting prohibited
Official statutory text
A. No election conducted by the State Election Board, a county
election board, or any municipality authorized to conduct elections
in Oklahoma shall use ranked choice voting, ranked voting,
proportional ranked voting, preferential voting, or instant runoff
voting.
B. As used in this section, "ranked choice voting", "ranked
voting", "proportional ranked voting", and "preferential voting"
shall mean any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a
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sequence from first, second, third, and onward on a ballot to
determine a winning candidate.
C. As used in this section, "instant runoff voting" shall mean
any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a sequence
from first, second, third, and onward to determine which candidates
advance to a general election.
D. 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 is void. Any election for any public
office in this state conducted under a voting system prohibited by
this section is void.
E. The Secretary of the State Election Board, or the President
Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Speaker of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives jointly, shall have the authority
to bring a civil action in an appropriate court for such declaratory
or injunctive relief as is necessary to carry out this section.
election board, or any municipality authorized to conduct elections
in Oklahoma shall use ranked choice voting, ranked voting,
proportional ranked voting, preferential voting, or instant runoff
voting.
B. As used in this section, "ranked choice voting", "ranked
voting", "proportional ranked voting", and "preferential voting"
shall mean any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 15
sequence from first, second, third, and onward on a ballot to
determine a winning candidate.
C. As used in this section, "instant runoff voting" shall mean
any voting system whereby a voter ranks candidates in a sequence
from first, second, third, and onward to determine which candidates
advance to a general election.
D. 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 is void. Any election for any public
office in this state conducted under a voting system prohibited by
this section is void.
E. The Secretary of the State Election Board, or the President
Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Speaker of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives jointly, shall have the authority
to bring a civil action in an appropriate court for such declaratory
or injunctive relief as is necessary to carry out this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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