A. 1. The general election of members of the board of education of every school district and technology center school district shall be conducted on the first Tuesday of April of each year.
2. The primary election of members of the board of education of every school district and technology center school district, if necessary, shall be conducted on the second Tuesday in February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential Preferential Primary is held in February, then the election shall be held on the same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary.
3. If only two candidates qualify to have their names appear on the ballot, the names of both candidates shall appear on the ballot at the board of education general election.
4. If more than two candidates qualify to have their names appear on the ballot, the names of all such candidates shall appear on the ballot at the board of education primary election. A candidate receiving more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast in the board of education primary election shall be elected to the office. If no candidate receives more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes cast in the board of education primary election, then the two candidates with the highest number of votes shall appear on the ballot at the board of education general election.
B. Elections on the question of making a levy or levies for schools under Section 9, Section 9B or Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution shall be held on the second Tuesday in February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential Preferential Primary is held in February, then the election shall be held on the same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary.
C. The board of education of every school district or technology center school district may call a special election for the purpose of voting on any matter or question authorized by law.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 296, § 4, eff. June 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 132, § 1; Laws 1991, c. 330, § 3; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 18, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 27, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 8; Laws 2004, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2018, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
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