SECTION 230:25-5-3. Quantity of regular ballots

(a)   The Secretary of the State Election Board shall determine the quantity of regular ballots to be printed for elections involving federal, state, and county races. [26:6-115]

(b)   The Secretary of the County Election Board shall determine the quantity of regular ballots to be printed for school district, municipal, and other local entity elections. [26:6-115]

(c)   When determining the quantity of regular ballots to print for an election, the Secretary of the appropriate election board shall consider the highest percentage of registered voters likely to vote in the election. [26:6-104] The Secretary also shall consider historical experience with similar elections and with previous elections held in the jurisdiction. The Secretary shall not necessarily be required to print a ballot for each registered voter, but shall ensure that a sufficient quantity of ballots is printed to provide a ballot to every registered voter who desires to vote in the election. [26:6-104]

(d)   MESA automatically calculates the quantity of regular ballots for an election based on a percentage of registered voters. This calculation defaults to ninety percent of registered voters. The percentage used can be adjusted as needed by the Secretary of the State Election Board for elections involving federal, state, and county races. The percentage used can be adjusted by the County Election Board Secretary for school district, municipal, and other local entity elections. The Secretary of the County Election Board shall review the ballot quantities calculated automatically by MESA for all elections and shall verify that the quantities are correct and sufficient prior to the creation of ballot print files by the State Election Board staff.

  Regular ballots shall be printed by precinct and shall be bound in books of 100 ballots each.

[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2721, eff 7-1-93; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2417, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff 7-15-13]