1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 426 By: Burns
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to voter registration; amending 26
7 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as amended by Section 18,
8 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
8 4-112), which relates to registration applications;
9 authorizing secretary of county election board to
9 utilize certain technology for certain purpose; and
10 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. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
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15 amended by Section 18, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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16 Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
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18 shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
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19 used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
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20 contain the following information:
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21 1. The applicant’s full name and date of birth, county and
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22 place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the provisions
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23 of subsection G of this section;
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 1 2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
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2 by the laws of the State of Oklahoma with which the applicant
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3 chooses to be affiliated;
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4 3. The Oklahoma driver license or identification card number if
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5 the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or
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6 identification card by Service Oklahoma, or if the applicant does
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7 not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or identification card, the
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8 last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number;
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9 4. An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a
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10 registered voter; and
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11 5. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
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12 Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
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13 eligibility.
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14 B. A voter registration application shall be signed by the
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15 applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
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16 or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no
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17 agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sign or mark
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18 on the applicant’s behalf. The signature or mark must be the
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19 original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
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20 No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
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21 signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithstanding any law
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22 to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall
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23 prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
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24 making a mark to complete a voter registration application with
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 1 assistance of an official of any voter registration agency or
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2 licensed operator specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
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3 title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lieu
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4 of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the
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5 applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or
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6 identification card signature as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this
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7 title.
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8 C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized political party or
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9 political organization on their registration application shall be
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10 designated as Independents.
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11 D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the
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12 State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
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13 prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the
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14 Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary may revoke any
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15 such permission at any time.
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16 E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
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17 public at no charge.
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18 F. The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and
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19 use the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or its successor, as
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20 required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
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21 to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
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22 shall include the applicant’s original, handwritten signature,
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23 autograph or mark as described in subsection B of this section.
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 1 G. Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter
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2 registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
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3 different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
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4 residence address shall include the street address of the residence,
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5 including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or
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6 suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
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7 not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
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8 information as the Secretary of the State Election Board deems
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9 necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
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10 not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
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11 include the city and zip code, may be the actual emergency
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12 notification or 911 address on file in the local community, a rural
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13 route and box number, a post office box number or a street address.
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14 The secretary of a county election board may utilize global
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15 positioning system (GPS) technology to ensure a voter is assigned to
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16 the appropriate precinct.
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17 H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
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18 number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
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19 application shall not be considered a public record and shall be
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20 kept confidential by the State Election Board and each county
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21 election board.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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