Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-8-114

ballots – Watchers and counters.

A. If a recount is to be conducted using electronic voting

devices, the devices used shall be tested for accuracy by the county

election board, giving all contestants, or their agents, an

opportunity to view the testing procedure. In conducting a recount

using electronic voting devices, the county election board shall

open the transfer cases containing regular ballots and counted

provisional ballots from each requested precinct or for absentee

ballots individually and shall assign the ballots to one or more

voting devices operated by persons appointed by the secretary of the

county election board. The county election board shall supervise

such counting and its decision shall be final in all cases. The

county election board shall have the authority, by a majority vote,

to determine if a ballot is valid and if the ballot should be

counted. Each contestant is entitled to have a watcher present at

each place where a voting device is being used. The watcher shall

be limited to a challenge, in writing, of any action taken by

operators of the voting devices. Such challenge shall be made

immediately to the county election board, whose decision on the

challenge shall be final.

B. In conducting a manual recount of ballots, the county

election board shall open the transfer cases containing regular

ballots and counted provisional ballots from each requested precinct

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or for absentee ballots individually and shall assign the ballots to

a group of counters appointed by the secretary of the county

election board. Counters shall then conduct the recount in the same

manner as provided by law for counting ballots in Primary, Runoff

Primary and General Elections. The county election board shall

supervise such counting and its decision shall be final in all

cases. The county election board shall have the authority, by a

majority vote, to determine if a ballot is valid and if the ballot

should be counted. Each candidate affected by or individual

petitioning for the recount is entitled to have a watcher present at

each place where a count is being made. The watcher shall be

limited to a challenge, in writing, of any decision made by the

counters with regard to counting of a ballot. Such challenge shall

be made immediately to the county election board, whose decision on

the challenge shall be final. Each group of counters shall have

representation of at least two political parties, where possible.

The counters shall be appointed from among the registered voters of

the county and shall meet such qualifications as may be imposed for

a precinct inspector, judge or clerk. Counters shall be paid on the

same basis as precinct judges and clerks are paid for Primary,

Runoff Primary or General Elections.