Okla. Stat. tit. 38, § 38-106: Filing completed petition - Duties of court clerk and

election board.

Upon the obtaining of the signatures, and within the forty-five

day time limitation provided in Section 3 of this act, the completed

petitions shall be filed with the court clerk. The court clerk

shall copy said petitions and deliver the originals on the next

business day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to the

election board. Upon the delivery of said petitions to the election

board, the board shall have seven (7) business days, excluding

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, to determine how many of the

signers of said petitions are qualified electors within the county

and shall return, not later than the seventh business day, excluding

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the original petitions to the court

clerk together with a certification of the number of such signers

who are qualified electors within the county.