Can an elected county official serve in the US Military simultaneously?
Although the Oklahoma Constitution, Article 2, Section 12 appears to say that you cannot be an elected official and be in the military at the same time, it has been interpreted by attorney generals and the legislature over the years to mean that you can be both an elected official and in the military, just not at the same time. In order to be actively on military duty, the official must take a leave of absence until the duty is over. Title 51 OS 3.1 addresses this in that it says that if an official is absent for more than six months on military duty, the officer must take a leave of absence, and the interim official must surrender the position back to the official when they return.In essence, the official cannot be paid by both the county and military at the same time. The exception to that is in Title 44 OS 209, which says that during the first 30 calendar days of duty, the officer is still paid by the county. After that, the county MAY elect to pay the difference between the officia
Although the Oklahoma Constitution, Article 2, Section 12 appears to say that you cannot be an elected official and be in the military at the same time, it has been interpreted by attorney generals and the legislature over the years to mean that you can be both an elected official and in the military, just not at the same time. In order to be actively on military duty, the official must take a leave of absence until the duty is over. Title 51 OS 3.1 addresses this in that it says that if an official is absent for more than six months on military duty, the officer must take a leave of absence, and the interim official must surrender the position back to the official when they return.In essence, the official cannot be paid by both the county and military at the same time. The exception to that is in Title 44 OS 209, which says that during the first 30 calendar days of duty, the officer is still paid by the county. After that, the county MAY elect to pay the difference between the officia
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