House Bill No. 1515 amends current election laws regarding the application process for absentee ballots in Oklahoma. The bill requires registered voters to provide a statement detailing the reason for their inability to vote in person on election day, with acceptable reasons including being absent from the jurisdiction, illness, employment, education, military service, religious obligations, age (75 years or older), serving as an election official, or jury duty. Additionally, the Secretary of the State Election Board is tasked with prescribing a form for this statement, and failure to submit it will result in the denial of the absentee ballot application.

Furthermore, the bill mandates that voters applying for an absentee ballot must indicate the specific election date for which they are requesting the ballot, making the application valid only for that particular election. This new requirement aims to streamline the absentee voting process and ensure that voters are aware of the elections for which they are applying. The act is set to take effect on November 1, 2025.