Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-12-110.1

eligible to finish term – Full term and period of service defined.

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A. Elections to fill the seat of a member of the Oklahoma State

Senate or the Oklahoma House of Representatives who is not eligible

to complete the term of office to which such member was elected due

to the provisions of Section 17A of Article V of the Oklahoma

Constitution shall be held as provided in this section.

B. Whenever a member's eligibility to serve shall expire in an

even-numbered year, the vacancy shall be filled by a special

election to be called by the Governor which shall be held in that

even-numbered year on the same dates as the regular Primary

Election, Runoff Primary Election and General Election. The filing

period for the special election shall be the regular filing period

prescribed in Section 5-110 of this title. The person elected in

the special election shall take office on the later of the date

other members of the Legislature elected at such election take

office or the expiration of the incumbent's eligibility to serve and

shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

C. Whenever a member's eligibility to serve shall expire in an

odd-numbered year, the position shall be filled by a special

election to be called by the Governor. The Governor shall issue a

proclamation calling such an election no less than sixty (60) days

prior to the expiration of the member's eligibility to serve. The

person elected shall take office upon the expiration of the

incumbent's eligibility to serve.

D. The Governor shall issue a proclamation, a copy of which

must be filed with the Secretary of the State Election Board, for

any election to be held pursuant to this section. Such proclamation

shall be issued prior to the date the member's eligibility to serve

expires and must be issued at least ten (10) days prior to the

filing period. For an election held pursuant to subsection C of

this section, the proclamation shall contain the following facts:

1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday, not less than ten (10) days from the date of such

proclamation;

2. The date of the Special Primary Election, not less than

twenty (20) days after the close of the filing period; and

3. The date of the Special General Election, not less than

twenty (20) days after the date of the Primary Election.

E. For purposes of this section:

1. A full term of service in the Oklahoma House of

Representatives shall be counted as two (2) years of service;

2. A full term of service in the Oklahoma State Senate shall be

counted as four (4) years of service;

3. A period of service of less than a full term which is not

exempt from the constitutional limitations on length of legislative

service shall be calculated from the date the legislator assumes the

office for such term until the date the legislator vacates such

office; and

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4. A period of service with respect to a term during which a

member reaches the constitutionally limited length of service shall

be calculated from the date the legislator assumes the office for

such term until the date the legislator completes a total of twelve

(12) years of service not exempt from the constitutional

limitations.