Title 10
ELECTIONS
- CHAPTER 1. ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND EXPENSES
- CHAPTER 2. FILLING VACANCIES IN ELECTIVE OFFICES
- CHAPTER 3. ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
CHAPTER 1
ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND EXPENSES
Section 100. Absentee Ballots.
Section 101. Expenses.
SECTION 100. ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Absentee ballots shall be provided in all primary, general or special elections conducted
in the City of Tulsa in the manner and in accordance with the provisions now established or
hereinafter established by the laws of the state of Oklahoma. Ord. No. 15169
SECTION 101. EXPENSES
All expenses incurred in the conduct of any election for the City of Tulsa shall be paid
by the City. Expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to compensation for members of
each precinct election board, per diem and mileage for the chairman and vice chairman of the
county election boards, the cost of supplies and ballots and the rental of polling places. Ord. No. 15169
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FILLING VACANCIES IN ELECTIVE OFFICES
Section 200. Filling Vacancies in Elective Offices.
Section 201. Conduct of Special Election.
Section 202. Partisan Election.
Section 203. Filing Declaration of Candidacy.
Section 204. Filing as a Partisan Candidate.
Section 205. Filing as an Independent Candidate.
Section 206. Resolution Directing the Calling of Special Election.
Section 207. Election and Taking Office.
SECTION 200. FILLING VACANCIES IN ELECTIVE OFFICES
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Mayor, City Auditor or a Councilor more than
one (1) year prior to the next general election for City offices, the Council shall by resolution
direct the calling of a special municipal election at the earliest time allowed under the laws of
Oklahoma applicable to special municipal elections to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the
unexpired term. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 201. CONDUCT OF SPECIAL ELECTION
When the office of a municipal elected official is to be filled under the provisions of this
Chapter, the resolution directing the calling of the special election shall specify:
1. A filing period of three (3) days, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, which
shall not be less than fifteen (15) days from the date of the resolution; and
2. The date of the special municipal election, which shall not be less than thirty (30)
days after the close of the filing period. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 202. PARTISAN ELECTION
The election shall be partisan by placing on the ballot the name of the political party to
which the candidate belongs next to the name of the candidate, as shown on the voter
registration records, or by placing the name "Independent" next to the name of the candidate
who files as independent under Article VI, Section 3.2, of the Amended Charter of the City of
Tulsa. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 203. FILING DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
When the office of a municipal elected official is to be filled under the provisions of this
chapter, any person who desires to be a candidate for such office shall file with the Election
Board of Tulsa County a Declaration of Candidacy within the time period for filing as specified
by the Council in its resolution directing the calling of the special municipal election. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 204. FILING AS A PARTISAN CANDIDATE
Any person who desires to be a partisan candidate under the provisions of this chapter
shall state in the Declaration of Candidacy:
1. The name and residence street address of the person as it appears on the voter
registration records;
2. The name of the office sought; and
3. The name of the political party to which the candidate belongs as shown by the
voter registration records. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 205. FILING AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
Any person who desires to be an independent candidate under the provisions of this
chapter shall comply with all requirements contained in Article VI, Section 3.2, of the Amended
Charter of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 206. RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CALLING OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
The resolution directing the calling of the special election under this chapter shall contain
the following facts:
1. The date of the special municipal election;
2. The offices to be filled at the special municipal election;
3. Qualifications for the offices;
4. Designation of which offices shall be filled by voting by district and which offices
shall be filled by voting at large;
5. That the election will be partisan by placing on the ballot the name of the political
party to which the candidate belongs next to the name of the candidate, as shown by the voter
registration records, or by placing the name "Independent" next to the name of the candidate
who files as independent under Article VI, Section 3.2, of the Amended Charter of the City of
Tulsa;
6. A statement that the special municipal election shall be conducted according to
the laws of Oklahoma, unless specifically otherwise provided by the Charter or ordinances of
the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
7. Any other information necessary for conducting said election. Ord. No. 17729
SECTION 207. ELECTION AND TAKING OFFICE
The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes at the special municipal election
held under this chapter shall be deemed elected and shall take office at 2: 00 o'clock p. m., the
next business day following the filing with the City Clerk of a Certificate of Election by the
County Election Board. Ord. No. 17729
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ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE
AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
Section 300. Elections on Funding of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue
Improvements.
SECTION 300. ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE
AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, at any election upon the
question of financing, in whole or in part, any improvements to Riverside Drive and/ or Houston
Avenue as contemplated by the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston
Avenue," the Resolutions amending Districts 6, 7, and 18 Plans and the Resolution amending
the Major Street and Highway Plan, approved by the Council on November 9, 1993, the
ordinance authorizing and directing the calling of such an election shall set forth such project
as a separate proposition to be voted upon separately by the voters of the City.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any election upon
the question of financing the following:
1. Acquisition of any right-of-way which has been identified in the "1993
Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue" as necessary for the future
improvement of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue;
2. The engineering design and construction of all side street tie-offs and cul-de-sacs
as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue";
3. The necessary relocation of all utility lines associated with the side street tie-offs
and construction of the cul-de-sacs as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive
and Houston Avenue"; or
4. The improvements to the Midland Valley Pedestrian overpass and River Parks
at approximately 29th Street and Riverside Drive and the related realignment of the roadway
underneath as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston
Avenue."
Ord. No. 18117