Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-6-116
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Absentee ballots
Official statutory text
A. As soon as practicable, the State Election Board or each
county election board, when ballots are printed by a county election
board, shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of absentee
ballots, prepared as nearly as practicable in the same manner as
provided for other ballots for the Primary, Runoff Primary and
General Elections, in time for the ballots to be issued during the
time prescribed by law.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the
use of regular ballots as absentee ballots in any county for any
election. In the event that regular ballots are authorized for use
as absentee ballots at any election, the first order of rotation of
candidate names for all partisan offices in Primary Elections shall
be determined as outlined in Section 6-107 of this title and the
candidate names shall be rotated to the extent practicable on all
ballots printed for the election. The first order of rotation of
candidate names for all partisan offices in the Runoff Primary
Election shall be determined as outlined in Section 6-108 of this
title and the candidate names shall be rotated to the extent
practicable on all ballots printed for the election. Regular
ballots used as absentee ballots shall not be required to be
designated on their face as absentee ballots.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 87
county election board, when ballots are printed by a county election
board, shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of absentee
ballots, prepared as nearly as practicable in the same manner as
provided for other ballots for the Primary, Runoff Primary and
General Elections, in time for the ballots to be issued during the
time prescribed by law.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize the
use of regular ballots as absentee ballots in any county for any
election. In the event that regular ballots are authorized for use
as absentee ballots at any election, the first order of rotation of
candidate names for all partisan offices in Primary Elections shall
be determined as outlined in Section 6-107 of this title and the
candidate names shall be rotated to the extent practicable on all
ballots printed for the election. The first order of rotation of
candidate names for all partisan offices in the Runoff Primary
Election shall be determined as outlined in Section 6-108 of this
title and the candidate names shall be rotated to the extent
practicable on all ballots printed for the election. Regular
ballots used as absentee ballots shall not be required to be
designated on their face as absentee ballots.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 87
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