Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-2-106: State Election Board duties – Altering or amending

election procedures.

A. The State Election Board shall perform such duties as may be

prescribed by law.

B. 1. No agency, board, or commission or other entity of state

government, or officer of this state, or state employee, or a county

election board, shall enter into a legal agreement, consent decree,

or settlement of any kind which would alter or amend election

procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute. Any such

agreement, consent decree or settlement entered into in violation of

this subsection shall be void and unenforceable.

2. Neither the Governor nor any officer of the state nor any

political subdivision of the state, nor any court created by the

Oklahoma Constitution or by statute, shall amend or alter the

election procedures prescribed by the Legislature in statute, except

where specifically authorized by statute.

C. Either chamber of the Legislature, acting by the Speaker of

the Oklahoma House of Representatives or the President Pro Tempore

of the Oklahoma State Senate or both such persons jointly, may

intervene in any action, suit, or proceeding that challenges or

attempts to modify election procedures prescribed by statute.