1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 HOUSE BILL 1007 By: Olsen
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to elections; declaring that an
7 identification issued by an educational institution
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8 amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7-114, which relates
9 to proof of identity for voting; clarifying that an
9 identification issued by an educational institution
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10 codification; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-109.5 of Title 26, unless
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16 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 An identification card issued by a school, university, or other
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18 educational institution does not constitute valid proof of identity
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19 for purposes of registering to vote in the State of Oklahoma.
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20 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7-114, is
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21 amended to read as follows:
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22 Section 7-114. A. Each person appearing to vote shall announce
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23 that person's name to the judge of the precinct and shall provide
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24 proof of identity, whereupon the judge shall determine whether the
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 1 person's name is in the precinct registry. As used in this section,
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2 "proof of identity" shall mean a document that satisfies all of the
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4 1. The document shows the name of the person to whom the
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5 document was issued, and the name substantially conforms to the name
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6 in the precinct registry;
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7 2. The document shows a photograph of the person to whom the
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8 document was issued;
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9 3. The document includes an expiration date, which is after the
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10 date of the election in which the person is appearing to vote. The
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11 provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to:
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12 a. an identification card that is valid indefinitely, or
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13 b. an identification card issued by a branch of the armed
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14 services of the United States to a person who is a
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15 member of such branch or is retired therefrom; and
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16 4. The document was issued by the United States, the State of
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17 Oklahoma or the government of a federally recognized Indian tribe or
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18 nation; and
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19 5. An identification card issued by a school, university, or
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20 other educational institution does not constitute valid proof of
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21 identity.
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22 Provided, if the person presents a voter identification card
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23 issued by the appropriate county election board, such card may serve
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 1 as proof of identity without meeting the requirements of paragraphs
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2 2 and 3 of this subsection.
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3 B. 1. If a person declines to or is unable to produce proof of
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4 identity, the person may sign a statement under oath, in a form
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5 approved by the Secretary of the State Election Board, swearing or
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6 affirming that the person is the person identified on the precinct
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7 registry, and shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot in a
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8 manner consistent with the provisions of Section 7-116.1 of this
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9 title.
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10 2. A provisional ballot cast by a voter who declines or is
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11 unable to produce proof of identity shall only be considered
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12 verified and approved for counting if:
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13 a. the voter's name on the affidavit substantially
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14 conforms to the voter's name in the voter registration
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15 database, except as provided in paragraph 3 of this
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16 subsection,
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17 b. the voter's residence address on the affidavit
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18 substantially conforms to the voter's residence
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19 address in the voter registration database, except as
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20 provided in paragraph 4 of this subsection,
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21 c. the voter's date of birth matches the information in
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22 the voter registration database,
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23 d. the voter's Oklahoma driver license number or the last
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24 four digits of the voter's Social Security number on
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 1 the affidavit matches the information in the voter
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2 registration database. The provisions of this
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3 subparagraph shall not apply if the voter was not
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4 required to provide a driver license number or the
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5 last four digits of the voter's Social Security number
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6 at the time of registration, and
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7 e. the provisional ballot meets the eligibility
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8 requirements set forth in Section 7-116.1 of this
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9 title.
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10 3. A voter casting a provisional ballot as provided in this
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11 section who has legally changed his or her name, but has not updated
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12 the name on the voter registry, may note this fact on the affidavit
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13 and submit a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election
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14 Board to update his or her name. In such a case, and where the
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15 requirements of Section 4-117 of this title are satisfied, the
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16 provisional ballot shall be deemed to meet the requirements of
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17 subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection.
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18 4. A voter casting a provisional ballot as provided in this
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19 section who has changed his or her address of residence, but has not
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20 updated the address on the voter registry, may note this fact on the
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21 affidavit and submit a form to update the address prescribed by the
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22 Secretary of the State Election Board. In such a case, and where
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23 the requirements of Section 4-117 of this title are satisfied, the
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 1 provisional ballot shall be deemed to meet the requirements of
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2 subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection.
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3 5. False swearing or affirming under oath shall be punishable
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4 as a felony as provided in Section 16-103 of this title, and the
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5 penalty shall be distinctly set forth on the face of the statement.
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6 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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