Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-3-101

elections - State holidays - Filing of resolution.

A. No election required to be conducted by any county election

board shall be scheduled for a day other than Tuesday.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no regular or special

election for any purpose shall be held by any county, school

district, technology center school district, municipality, fire

protection district, or other political subdivision authorized to

call elections except as follows:

1. The second Tuesday of February in any year;

2. The first Tuesday of April in any year;

3. The third Tuesday of June in any year;

4. The fourth Tuesday of August in any year;

5. The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in any

year; and

6. The second Tuesday of December, beginning in December of

2025, and every four (4) years thereafter.

C. In the event that a regular or special election date occurs

on an official state holiday, the election shall be scheduled for

the next following Tuesday. In the event that any day of a

candidate filing period occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or any

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official state holiday, that day of the filing period shall be

scheduled for the next business day.

D. For a special election called by the Governor as authorized

by law, the Governor shall be limited to the dates stated in

subsection B of this section. Provided, however, if a vacancy has

occurred in the office of a United States Representative, State

Senator, or State Representative, or in the event of a declared

national or state emergency that requires a special election, the

Governor may also call a special election as authorized by law on

the following dates:

1. The second Tuesday of January in any year;

2. The first Tuesday of March in any year;

3. The first Tuesday of May in an odd-numbered year;

4. The second Tuesday of July in an odd-numbered year;

5. The second Tuesday of September in an odd-numbered year;

6. The first Tuesday of October in an odd-numbered year; and

7. The second Tuesday of December in any year.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision

of a municipal charter, any municipality, school district,

technology center district, county, rural fire protection district,

or any other entity seeking to hold a regular or special election to

be conducted by a county election board on the same date as a

regular or special federal or state election, shall file the

resolution calling for the election with the county election board

secretary no later than seventy-five (75) days prior to the election

date. A candidate filing period of three (3) days, if so required

by the resolution, shall begin no later than ten (10) days following

the deadline to file the resolution with the secretary of the county

election board; provided, the filing period for such municipal

office may be scheduled on the same dates as the filing period for

state or federal office to be filled at such election.

F. Any school district, technology center district,

municipality, including any municipality governed by charter, rural

fire protection district, or any other entity seeking to hold a

special election for the purpose of filling a vacancy shall schedule

a candidate filing period of three (3) days to begin not more than

twenty (20) days following the date the resolution calling the

election is required to be filed with the secretary of the county

election board.

G. The provisions of this section shall apply to elections held

after January 1, 2026.