Okla. Admin. Code § 230:30-7-11.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 230:30-7-11.1 - Preparation of polling place and voting device for in-person absentee voting

(a)Receiving supplies and setting up polling place on first day. On each in-person absentee voting day, the Absentee Voting Board members meet in the County Election Board office at the time set by the County Election Board Secretary to receive their supplies for the day. The Absentee Voting Board members then go together to the in-person absentee polling place. A table and chairs, one or more voting devices, voting booths, and a computer with access to the secure network and the MESA software or the Central File should already be in place at the in-person absentee polling place when the Absentee Voting Board members arrive. The Absentee Voting Board members unpack the supplies and prepare each voting device as outlined in (b) of this Section. The Absentee Voting Board members must be ready to receive applications from in-person absentee voters at 8 a.m.

(b)Preparing voting device on first day. The Absentee Voting Board shall turn on the voting device and prepare it to accept ballots as outlined in the voting device instructions section of the Precinct Official Notebook.

(c)Receiving supplies and setting up polling place on subsequent days. Onsubsequent days of in-person absentee voting, the members of the Absentee Voting Board meet at the County Election Board office at the time specified by the Secretary to receive their supplies for the day. The Absentee Voting Board members also must receive the election results storage device for each voting device from the Sheriff no later than 7:45 a.m. [25:14-115.4] The Absentee Voting Board members then follow the instructions in the voting device instruction section of the Precinct Official Notebook and in (d) of this Section to prepare each voting device.

(d)Preparing voting device on subsequent days. On subsequent days of in-person absentee voting, the Absentee Voting Board receives the election results storage device from the Sheriff and prepares the voting device as follows. Follow the procedure provided by the Secretary of the County Election Board to open the polls on each voting device designated for in-person absentee voting.

(e)Supplies and voting devices for additional in-person absentee polling places. In the event that in-person absentee polling places have been designated in the county in addition to the polling place located at the County Election Board office, all necessary supplies and materials may be delivered to the additional locations by County Election Board personnel and the in-person Absentee Voting Board members shall meet at the polling place location no later than thirty minutes prior to the start of voting to prepare the polling location and be ready to receive applications from voters at the appropriate time.

Okla. Admin. Code § 230:30-7-11.1

Added at 11 Ok Reg 307, eff 11-1-93 (emergency) ; Added at 11 Ok Reg 1579, eff 6-1-94 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2556, eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2346, eff 7-1-00 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 477, eff 1-2-03 (emergency) ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1097, eff 7-1-03 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1154, eff 7-1-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1656, eff 7-15-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 19, July 3, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 21, July 15, 2024, eff. 7/25/2024