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Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 7-134 (2026)

Retention of transfer case

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The county election board shall not disturb anything in the transfer case, and the case shall remain sealed and retained by the secretary of the county election board until opened by court order or until it is necessary to open same for use at another election, at which time the ballots shall be destroyed; provided, however, that in no case shall the ballots be destroyed until thirty (30) days after the election at which they were cast. Provided, the secretary of the county election board shall be authorized to open a sealed transfer case for the purpose of conducting a post-election audit as described in Section 1 of this act. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-134, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 28, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2011, c. 139, § 13; Laws 2019, c. 163, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1989–1991 · leading case: Henderson v. Maley, 806 P.2d 626 (Okla. 1991).
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Henderson v. Maley, 806 P.2d 626 (Okla. 1991). · cites it 2× “[4] 26 O.S.1981, § 7-134. The State Election Board is also authorized to prescribe methods for the sealing of ballots so any tampering with or altering after they have been sealed can be detected.”
Milton v. Hayes, 770 P.2d 14 (Okla. 1989). · cites it 2× “” 26 O.S.1981, § 7-134. (emphasis added) The secretary is prohibited from “dis-turbpng] anything in the ballot box”, 26 O.”
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