Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-7-136
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 105
The county election board shall convene at the county
courthouse, or at such other place as the county election board may
designate on the day of each election, for the purpose of receiving
the official precinct returns and shall remain in session until such
precinct returns are all delivered. The board shall cause to be
accumulated and listed the results of such election, as the official
precinct returns are received, in a manner and upon forms prescribed
by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The county election
board shall use such precinct returns to certify the results of such
election for county officers and questions and shall transmit
electronically or in writing as prescribed by the Secretary of the
State Election Board after 5 p.m. on Friday following the election
to the State Election Board the completed county returns for all
state officers and questions. Such county returns shall be prima
facie evidence of the correctness of the result in the several
counties. The State Election Board shall use such county returns to
certify the results of such election for all state officers and
questions after 5 p.m. on Tuesday next succeeding the election.
The county election board shall convene at the county
courthouse, or at such other place as the county election board may
designate on the day of each election, for the purpose of receiving
the official precinct returns and shall remain in session until such
precinct returns are all delivered. The board shall cause to be
accumulated and listed the results of such election, as the official
precinct returns are received, in a manner and upon forms prescribed
by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The county election
board shall use such precinct returns to certify the results of such
election for county officers and questions and shall transmit
electronically or in writing as prescribed by the Secretary of the
State Election Board after 5 p.m. on Friday following the election
to the State Election Board the completed county returns for all
state officers and questions. Such county returns shall be prima
facie evidence of the correctness of the result in the several
counties. The State Election Board shall use such county returns to
certify the results of such election for all state officers and
questions after 5 p.m. on Tuesday next succeeding the election.
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