Elections; officers of county election boards; secretary; voting; effective date.

HB 1241 amends Oklahoma law (26 O.S. 2021, Section 2-111.2) to clarify that county election board secretaries cannot be elected as chairman or vice chairman and shall not serve as voting members of the board. This directly affects all Oklahoma county election boards and their secretaries by restricting the secretary’s leadership roles and voting rights. The bill requires boards to elect a chairman and vice chairman every four years on the first Monday in June, with the secretary excluded from these positions. It takes effect November 1, 2025, and is currently pending in the Rules committee.