Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-2-117

A. The secretary of the county election board shall be the

administrative officer of the county election board and shall have

general supervisory authority over all precinct officials and

absentee voting board members within the county.

B. The secretary shall employ an assistant secretary and such

other employees as are necessary to perform the duties of the county

election board. In the event a vacancy exists in the office of the

secretary of the county election board, the Secretary of the State

Election Board shall have the authority to stand in the place of the

secretary of the county election board for the purpose of employing

necessary county election board personnel.

C. The secretary of the county election board shall be charged

with the operational responsibilities of the board including, but

not limited to:

1. The supervision, defining job positions and

responsibilities, and discharge of the employees of the county

election board;

2. The preparation of the annual budget;

3. The preparation and filing of all reports; and

4. The implementation of policy, findings, and actions required

by law or lawfully prescribed or determined by the county election

board.

D. The minimum salary of the assistant secretary shall be equal

to ninety percent (90%) of the scheduled salary of the secretary in

the same county but shall not exceed the salary of the highest

salaried first or chief deputy or assistant to any county officer,

excluding the under sheriff, in the same county. Provided, the

minimum salary may be prorated if a county election board office is

open to the public for fewer hours per day than the average of the

regular public office hours of other county offices. The salary

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limitation contained in this section shall not operate to reduce the

salary of any person employed as an assistant secretary or chief

clerk on October 31, 2019.

E. Salaries of additional personnel, including personnel

employed temporarily, shall not exceed the salary of the assistant

secretary and shall be comparable to salaries paid for the same

positions in other offices within the county.

F. The salaries of the assistant secretary and other personnel

shall be paid from county funds on a monthly basis. In the event

that the secretary, assistant secretary or any other essential

county election board employee must be away from work for a period

of time due to personal illness, family illness, or family

emergency, the county shall be required to fund compensation of

appropriate temporary personnel during the employee’s absence.

G. 1. The secretary of the county election board shall notify

the Secretary of the State Election Board of the person employed

pursuant to subsection B of this section as the assistant secretary

of the county election board. The assistant secretary shall be

subject to the direction of the secretary of the county election

board.

2. The assistant secretary shall execute the duties of the

secretary during the absence of the secretary due to illness,

disqualification, recusal, or any other reason approved in writing

by the Secretary of the State Election Board.

3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the secretary of

the county election board due to the death, removal, or resignation

of the secretary, the assistant secretary shall execute the duties

of the secretary until a successor is appointed as prescribed by

law.

4. In the event of an absence or vacancy described in this

subsection, the assistant secretary may stand in the place of the

secretary of the county election board as a voting member of the

county election board at public meetings of the board with the

written authority of the Secretary of the State Election Board.