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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 51. OFFICERS

  § 51-313. Designation of agents and subagents - Duties.  

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  • A.  Every candidate or committee shall designate a person, who may be the candidate himself or herself for a candidate committee, to be the agent of the committee for the receipt and expenditure of contributions for reporting purposes.  The agent may designate as many subagents as he or she deems fit.  The chairperson of a committee may remove the designated agent and designate another agent at any time.  The chairperson or agent may remove a subagent and designate other subagents at any time.  The designations of agents and subagents shall be made in writing and filed with the Ethics Commission for candidates or candidate committees for county office and with the clerk of the appropriate political subdivision for candidates or candidate committees for local office other than county office.  No person shall act as any agent or as a subagent until after his designation is so filed.

    B.  The form for designation of agent shall be as follows:

    State of Oklahoma

    DESIGNATION OF AGENT

    Please type or print clearly in ink.

    NAME OF CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE:

    (Do not abbreviate.)

    _____________________________________________________________________

    Business Address (Street or Box, City, State, Zip)

    CHECK YOUR FILING STATUS:  (mark only one box)

    ( ) A CANDIDATE COMMITTEE.  Name of authorized candidate committee    (if any):

    _____________________________________________________________________

    ( ) A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.  Name of Corporation or     Organization:

    _____________________________________________________________________

    ( ) A POLITICAL PARTY.  Central Committee/District/County/Club:

    _____________________________________________________________________

    ( ) AN AGENT.  Name of candidate or committee represented:

    _____________________________________________________________________

    Candidates or Candidate Committees Only:

    (fill in each applicable blank for candidate)

    Office Title:      Position No.:        District/City/County

    _____________________________________________________________________

    Date of Primary         Date of Runoff           Date of General

    Election:               Primary Election:        Election:

    _____________________________________________________________________

    DESIGNATION OF AGENT:  Name                    Daytime Phone No.

    _____________________________________________________________________

    Address                City                   State            Zip

    _____________________________________________________________________

    DESIGNATION OF SUBAGENTS:

    Name                      Address              Daytime Phone No.

    _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________

    AGENT/SUBAGENTS REMOVED:

    Name                             Term of Service (from date of

    appointment to present)

    ________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________

    CERTIFICATE:  I certify that the above information is true, complete and correct.

    Candidate, Chairman or Agent's Signature

    (person serving as appointing authority)                 Date

    _________________________________________________________________

    C.  Each agent shall maintain written records of all contributions and expenditures handled by him or her and shall require each of the subagents to maintain a written record of all contributions and expenditures handled by each such subagent.  The written records shall be the property of the candidate or committee to which they relate and shall be delivered to the candidate or committee immediately upon:

    1.  Demand by the candidate or committee;

    2.  Removal of an agent or subagent; or

    3.  The expiration of the agent's or subagent's appointment, whichever shall first occur.

    D.  No committee shall solicit, accept or make a contribution on behalf of any individual candidate without expressed permission of the candidate.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 27, eff. July 1, 1995.