§ 26 O.S. § 26-22-101Declaration of election emergency - Contingency plan

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to
declare an election emergency for any area of the state in the event
that one or more of the following circumstances has occurred or is
imminent, and such circumstances could make substantial compliance
with state and federal election laws impossible or unreasonable, or
could disrupt voter registration, voting, the tabulation of votes or
the certification of election results:
1. A national or local emergency, either natural or manmade;
2. Interference with election technology or election computer
systems or networks;
3. A physical attack or physical threat to polling places,
election offices, election officials or voters;
4. A security threat verified by federal or state security
officials;
5. A criminal threat or activity verified by federal, state or
local law enforcement officials; or
6. A major failure of voting hardware, software or computer
systems or networks.
The declaration must be made in writing and must specify the
county or counties, election or elections and dates covered by the
emergency.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall coordinate
with the Oklahoma National Guard, the State Chief Information
Officer, the Office of Emergency Management, the Oklahoma Office of
Homeland Security and such other federal or state security officials
the Secretary deems appropriate, to develop a contingency plan for a
major election emergency.
C. The Secretary of the State Election Board may request the
assistance of the Oklahoma National Guard in the conduct of an
election during a declared election emergency, upon approval of the
Governor. Such assistance shall not be deemed to be in violation of
the provisions of Section 16-113 of this title or Section 4 of
Article II or Section 5 of Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to
promulgate rules and procedures for elections conducted under an
election emergency declaration consistent with purposes of state and
federal election laws.