1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 377 By: Howard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to voter registration; amending 26
7 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-120, as amended by Section 3,
8 Chapter 293, O.S.L. 2022, and 4-120.5 (26 O.S. Supp.
8 2022, Section 4-120), which relate to cancellation of
9 registrations; adding cause for cancellation of voter
9 registration; requiring court to prepare certain
10 list; requiring list to be provided to county
10 election board; requiring secretary to cancel certain
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-120, as
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17 amended by Section 3, Chapter 293, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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18 Section 4-120), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 4-120. A. The registration of any registered voter
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20 shall be canceled only for one of the following reasons:
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21 1. Written notice from the voter pursuant to Section 4-120.1 of
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22 this title;
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23 2. Death;
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24 3. Conviction of a felony;
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 1 4. Judicial determination of mental incapacitation under Title
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2 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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3 5. Registration in another county or state;
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4 6. Failure to respond to a confirmation of address mailing and
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5 failure to vote as prescribed in Section 4-120.2 of this title; or
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6 7. The surrendering of the voter’s Oklahoma driver license to
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7 the Department of Public Safety Service Oklahoma upon being issued a
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8 driver license in another state; or
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9 8. Being excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the
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10 United States.
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11 B. For purposes of this section, paragraphs 5 and 7 of
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12 subsection A of this section shall constitute confirmation from the
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13 voter to cancel his or her voter registration due to a change of
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14 residence.
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15 C. A list of voter registrations that were canceled during the
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16 previous twenty-four (24) months, and the reason for the
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17 cancellation, shall be made available to the public.
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18 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-120.5, is
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19 amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 4-120.5. A. The court clerk in each county shall
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21 prepare each month a list of all persons who have been adjudged
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22 incapacitated and hold said provide the list for to the secretary of
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23 the county election board. The secretary shall cancel the
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24 registration of each registered voter included on said the list, and
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 1 such the person shall be ineligible for registration until he or she
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2 has been adjudged no longer incapacitated by a court of competent
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3 jurisdiction.
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4 B. The court clerk in each county shall prepare each month a
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5 list of all persons who were excused from jury duty for not being a
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6 citizen of the United States and provide the list to the secretary
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7 of the county election board. The secretary shall cancel the
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8 registration of each registered voter included on the list, and
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9 shall report the person or persons to the district attorney and the
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10 United States attorney for the county.
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11 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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