§ 26 O.S. § 26-2-106State Election Board duties – Altering or amending

election procedures.
A. The State Election Board shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by law.
B. 1. No agency, board, or commission or other entity of state
government, or officer of this state, or state employee, or a county
election board, shall enter into a legal agreement, consent decree,
or settlement of any kind which would alter or amend election
procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute. Any such
agreement, consent decree or settlement entered into in violation of
this subsection shall be void and unenforceable.
2. Neither the Governor nor any officer of the state nor any
political subdivision of the state, nor any court created by the
Oklahoma Constitution or by statute, shall amend or alter the
election procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute, except
where specifically authorized by statute.
C. Either chamber of the Legislature, acting by the Speaker of
the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the President Pro Tempore
of the Oklahoma State Senate or both such persons jointly, may
intervene in any action, suit, or proceeding that challenges or
attempts to modify election procedures prescribed by statute.