§ 26 O.S. § 26-8-115Certification of results - Ties involving candidates

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When all the ballots have been counted, the county election
board shall tabulate the votes and shall certify the results. In
the case of county office, said certification shall be used to issue
appropriate lists and certificates. In the case of state or
district office, copies of said certification shall be transmitted
immediately to the State Election Board, whose duty it shall be to
retabulate all pertinent county returns and issue appropriate lists
and certificates.
In the event of a tie involving candidates, the election board
authorized by law to issue the certified list or certificate of
election shall, at the meeting called to conduct the recount or to
issue the certified list or certificate of election, in the presence
of the candidates involved, if they or any of them desire to be
present, select the nominee or electee by lot substantially as
prescribed in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Section 8-105 of this title.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 8-115, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1992, c.
247, § 15, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992.

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