Oklahoma § 19-90 - Challengers and watchers - Authority

§ 19-90. Challengers and watchers - Authority

Any city, town or place being a candidate for the location of

any county seat in any such election may appoint and designate one

qualified elector in any precinct or voting place to act as

challenger at such precinct; and may appoint and designate one poll

book holder and one special watcher in any such precinct or voting

place: Provided, that the challenger, poll book holder and watcher

shall perform duties as provided by law governing any general

election. Any such city, town or place may appoint in writing by,

the mayor or president of the board of trustees thereof or the

president of the organization representing such place one qualified

elector of the county for each precinct who shall have the right to

be present in the room where the election is held at the precinct to

which such person is assigned, and during all the time of the

receipt and counting of the tickets or ballots, and until the vote

is fully canvassed by such election officers, and the returns

certified by the inspector, judges and clerks, and to whom the

inspector, judges and clerks shall deliver a certificate, signed by

each of them, of the vote received at said election by each

candidate, and the refusal of any such inspector, judge or clerk, or

other person to extend and enforce the right herein granted, shall

constitute a Class D1 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such person

shall deliver such written appointment to the special election

commissioner of such election in proof of his authority to represent

his town as aforesaid at such election.

R.L. 1910, § 1536. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 146, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 356, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 146 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.