SECTION 230:30-7-6. Scheduling Absentee Voting Boards for an election

(a)   Notification of Absentee Voting Board members. At least ten days before the election, the Secretary of the County Election Board shall notify the members of one or more Absentee Voting Boards of the day or days the services of the Absentee Voting Board will be required. The Secretary also shall request the members of the Absentee Voting Board to meet on Tuesday before the election to make plans for their work.

(b)   Scheduling the nursing home Absentee Voting Board. On Tuesday before the election, the Secretary shall work with the Absentee Voting Board to schedule visits to each affected nursing home or veteran center. Visits must be scheduled on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Monday immediately preceding the election. [26:14-115(1)] Visits shall be planned to all nursing homes or veteran centers in as few days as possible, preferably in a single day. The Secretary shall consult the administrator of each affected nursing home or veteran center to schedule a time that will be convenient for the Absentee Voting Board to visit.

(c)   Scheduling the in-person Absentee Voting Board. An Absentee Voting Board is required to be on duty at the in-person absentee polling place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday immediately preceding all elections and also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday immediately preceding state and federal elections. [26:14-115.4]

(d)   Scheduling an in-person Absentee Voting Board for a second in-person absentee polling place. If the county meets the statutory requirements for a remote in-person absentee polling place, in addition to the in-person absentee polling place located at the County Election Board office, a second in-person Absentee Voting Board shall be scheduled. The Absentee Voting Board assigned to the remote early in-person absentee polling place shall be on duty on the same days and hours outlined in (c) of this Section.

(e)   Notifying Sheriff of in-person absentee voting. The Secretary shall notify the County Sheriff of the dates for in-person absentee voting for an election and shall arrange for the Sheriff to provide security for the memory pack and the voted ballots as outlined in 230:30-7-11.3. In the event a secondary in-person absentee polling place is designated in the County, the Secretary also shall notify the Sheriff of the location and arrange for the Sheriff to provide security for the election results storage device and voted ballots from that location. See 230:30-7-11.3.

[Source: Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3635, eff 10-3-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2379, eff 7-1-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 61, eff 10-9-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2731, eff 7-1-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 307, eff 11-1-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1579, eff 6-1-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2556, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 477, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1097, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 550, eff 2-3-04 (emergency); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1869, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 598, eff 1-1-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1133, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1212, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1545, eff 9-16-19]