§ 26 O.S. § 26-2-124Appointment of inspector, judge and clerk - Terms

A. The secretary of the county election board shall appoint the
inspector, judge and clerk of each precinct, to serve terms of four
(4) years each. The secretary's appointments shall be made from the
ranks of registered voters within the county pursuant to the
requirements of Section 2-123 of this title.
B. 1. No later than June 15 of the year following a General
Election for Governor, the county central committees of the two
political parties with the highest number of registered voters in
the state, based on the latest January 15 registration report, shall
submit a list of nominees equal to three times the number of
precincts in the county to the secretary of the county election
board.
2. The secretary of the county election board shall utilize the
list of nominees submitted by each party to appoint one precinct
official for each precinct from each party no later than July 1 of
the year following a General Election for a Governor. If no list is
submitted by a county central committee by the specified date, or if
the nominees are unable or unwilling to serve, or if the nominees do
not meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2-131 of
this title, then the secretary of the county election board shall
appoint from the ranks of said party within the county.
C. Terms shall begin July 1 of the year following a General
Election for Governor.
D. In the event of a vacancy, the secretary of the county
election board shall fill the unexpired term from within the ranks
of registered voters within the county in the manner described in
Section 2-123 of this title.
E. The secretary of the county election board shall maintain a
current list of all precinct officials, which shall be available for
inspection by the public.