§ 7.5-23. Duties of the Norman Election Commission.

In addition to any other duties designated by the terms of this article, the Norman Election Commission shall:

(1)

Cooperate with the City Clerk in the preparation and publication of written instructions explaining the duties of candidates, campaign committees, and municipal political committees under state law;

(2)

To review, compare and examine for inconsistencies or other deficiencies, including but not limited to, timeliness, all statements and reports filed in the Office of the City Clerk;

(3)

Identify any substantial discrepancy, including, but not limited to, total contributions and expenditures listed in reports of contributions and expenditures filed before the election and contributions and expenditures listed in such reports filed after the election;

(4)

To report to the City Council after the Municipal Election and after the Municipal Runoff Election upon the receipt of all contribution and expenditure reports for that year's campaign cycle required by state law, information including, but not limited to, ongoing investigations regarding or determinations of substantial discrepancies in reports required to be filed by the election laws of the State of Oklahoma;

(5)

Recommend or advise the City Council on possible changes as needed to this article;

(6)

Make an effort to inform the public about the importance of reporting all contributions and expenditures by candidates for local offices as well as the political action committees (PACs) involved in a given campaign.

(Ord. No. 0-1415-23, § 1; Ord. No. 0-1718-5, § 1)