Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-14-125: Counting procedure

A. On the day of the election at such time as the secretary of

the county election board may prescribe, the county election board

shall meet at the county courthouse or at the offices of the county

election board if located elsewhere to count absentee ballots in the

following manner:

The ballot box containing the plain opaque envelopes shall be

shaken to mix the envelopes, after which the box shall be opened,

the envelopes removed, and the ballots counted by a voting device

assigned to count absentee ballots and operated by persons appointed

by the secretary of the county election board.

B. The procedure described in this section shall be repeated as

is necessary until all ballots have been counted. In no event shall

fewer than twelve ballots be counted at any time, unless fewer than

twelve ballots are received in total or after the first count is

made. The results of the absentee ballots shall not be printed,

made known to any person nor announced earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the

day of the election.

C. 1. Upon written approval by the Secretary of the State

Election Board, the county election board may begin the process of

counting absentee ballots as described in this section on a date

earlier than the day of the election. The results of the absentee

ballots shall not be printed, made known to any person nor announced

earlier than 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

2. When the counting of absentee ballots occurs on a date prior

to the day of the election, the county election board shall, without

obtaining a printout of results, remove the election results storage

media from the voting device and seal ballots counted that day in a

transfer case which shall be secured by the sheriff of the county in

the same manner as provided in Section 8-110 of this title. The

election results storage media shall be sealed in a container

prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The

sheriff shall secure the sealed election results storage media

container and return it to the county election board at the time the

county election board next meets for the purpose of counting

absentee ballots.

3. If there is a malfunction in such a way that the election

results storage media used for absentee voting will not function,

the sheriff is authorized to return the transfer cases containing

absentee ballots to the county election board to be recounted as

provided in Section 7-134.1 of this title.