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26 OK Stat § 26-13A-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-13A-111. Costs of elections.

|A. At elections held concurrently with county and state elections, the board of education of every school district and technology center school district shall reimburse the county election board only for those costs exclusively attributable to the district. |B. At elections not held concurrently with county and state elections, the board of education of every school district and technology center school district shall reimburse the county election board for all costs of the election. If more than one entity holds an election concurrently, then costs shall be assessed proportionately.Added by Laws 1988, c. 296, § 11, eff. June 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-101. Absentee ballots authorized - Adjustment of filing period.

|A. Absentee ballots shall be provided for any election conducted by a county election board. A charter municipality may adjust its filing period and election dates to allow sufficient time for the mailing and return of absentee ballots if the filing period or election dates provided in the municipality's charter do not provide sufficient time for the mailing and return of absentee ballots. |B. Any election called by a charter municipality simultaneously with any other entity's election held in any part of the municipality shall provide no less time for the mailing and return of absentee ballots than the least time provided by the other entity.Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 1, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.1 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 292, § 5; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-101.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-101.1. Absentee ballot harvesting.

|A. For the purposes of this section, "absentee ballot harvesting" means: |1. Collecting or obtaining an absentee ballot from another person with the intent to submit, transmit or return the ballot to election officials on behalf of that person;2. Submitting, returning or transmitting an absentee ballot to election officials on behalf of another person;3. Collecting or obtaining an absentee ballot from another person under a false pretense or promise of transmitting, returning or submitting it to election officials on behalf of that person;4. Requesting or receiving an absentee ballot on behalf of another person;5. Partially or fully completing an application for an absentee ballot on behalf of another person without that person's prior consent; or6. Notarizing or witnessing more absentee ballots than allowed by law.B. Absentee ballot harvesting shall be unlawful at any election conducted by a county election board, the State Election Board or any political subdivision of this state; provided, the following shall not be deemed to be ballot harvesting:1. A voter's assistant or agent acting pursuant to law as otherwise allowed by Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes;2. An absentee voting board member, as described in Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes, who assists a voter confined to a nursing home or veterans center pursuant to law;3. An employee of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, the United States Department of Defense or the Oklahoma National Guard who assists a uniformed-services voter in returning or transmitting an absentee ballot;4. A spouse, relative in the first or second degree of consanguinity or affinity or cohabitant of a voter who forwards an absentee ballot to the voter when absent from the home;5. A voter's spouse who, with the voter's consent, returns the voter's absentee ballot by mail; or6. An official action by an election official that is required or authorized by law.Added by Laws 2020, c. 151, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-102. Designation of absentee ballot.

|Absentee ballots shall not be authorized for any other election, unless specifically provided for by law. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 2, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.2 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 344, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Laws 1982, S.J.R. No. 29, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 171, § 22; Laws 1984, c. 204, § 1, operative July 1, 1984.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-103. Deadline to receive requests for absentee ballots.

|Requests for absentee ballots must be received by the appropriate election officials no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 3, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.3 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 344, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1982 (see note); Laws 1984, c. 204, § 2, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2020, c. 151, § 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 474, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.NOTE: SJR No. 29, p. 1244, § 1 amended the effective date of Laws 1981, c. 344 to become effective July 1, 1983. Laws 1983, c. 171, § 22 amended the effective date of Laws 1981, c. 344, as amended by Laws 1982, SJR No. 29, p. 1244, § 1 to become effective Jan. 1, 1984.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-104. Time for return of absentee ballot to secretary of county election board.

|Absentee ballots shall be returned to the secretary of each county election board no later than 7:00 p.m. the day of the election; provided, absentee ballots that are hand delivered to the county election board as provided in Section 14-108 of this title shall be delivered no later than the end of regular business hours on the day prior to the date of the election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 4, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.4 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 25, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 344, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Laws 1984, c. 204, § 3, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 2016, c. 237, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-105. Voters absent from county on election day - Application for ballot.

|Any registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot in person at the county election board, by United States mail, by telegraph , by facsimile device as defined in Section 1862 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or by a means of electronic communication designated by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe a form to be used for the application, although any application setting forth substantially the same facts shall be valid. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 5, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.5 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 26, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 344, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1982, S.J.R. No. 29, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 171, § 22; Laws 1984, c. 204, § 4, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 78, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1991, c. 277, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-106. Transmittal of ballot to voter.

|When such application is received by the secretary of a county election board, it shall be his duty to verify the registration of said voter and to transmit, by United States mail, ballots which said voter has requested and is entitled to receive. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 6, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.6 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 27, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-107. Materials to accompany absentee ballots - Sharing of digital image or photograph - Admissibility as evidence.

|A. Absentee ballots must be accompanied by: |1. A plain opaque envelope in which voted ballots must be placed by the voter;2. An envelope bearing an affidavit stating that the voter is qualified to vote and that the voter has personally marked the ballots, and has not exhibited the marked ballots to any other person;3. A return envelope addressed to the secretary of the county election board; and4. A notice that it is illegal for a Notary Public in this state to charge a fee to notarize an official absentee ballot affidavit.B. A voter may take a digital image or photograph of his or her marked absentee ballot and distribute or share the image via social media or by any other means if performed voluntarily and in compliance with state and federal law. Testimony as to how any individual cast his or her absentee ballot, whether or not said absentee ballot was lawfully cast, shall not be admissible as evidence in any court of law or public hearing in this state.Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 7, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.7 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 189, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 457, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-108. Return of ballots - Witnessing of affidavit.

|A. The voter shall be required to mark the ballot in ink or other manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board; seal the ballots in the plain opaque envelope; fill out completely and sign the affidavit, such signature to be notarized at no charge by a notary public; seal the plain opaque envelope inside the envelope bearing the affidavit and return both envelopes, sealed inside the return envelope, by hand delivery, United States mail or by a private mail service, provided such service has delivery documentation, to the county election board. No person who is a candidate for an office on the ballot or who is the chair or treasurer of the campaign of a candidate for office or who is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to a candidate on the ballot may witness any absentee ballot affidavit. |B. The ballot shall not be notarized by any person whose name appears on the ballot as a candidate or by any campaign chairperson or campaign treasurer for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot.C. Any voter who hand delivers his or her ballot as provided in subsection A of this section shall provide proof of identity to the county election board and shall hand deliver the ballot no later than the end of regular business hours on the day prior to the date of the election. For purposes of this section, "proof of identity" shall have the same meaning as used in subsection A of Section 7-114 of this title.Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 8, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.8 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 344, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Laws 1984, c. 204, § 5, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 37, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 15, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 10; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 17, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2016, c. 237, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.NOTE: Laws 2003, c. 403, § 2 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 18, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-108.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-108.1. Notary public - Absentee ballots and affidavits.

|A. Neither a notary public nor an agent working on behalf of a notary public shall be authorized to: |1. Request absentee ballots on behalf of a voter other than himself or herself;2. Assist a voter in requesting absentee ballots, other than for himself or herself or a member of his or her household;3. Receive by mail an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter, other than for himself or herself or a member of his or her household; or4. Submit a completed absentee ballot on behalf of a voter other than for himself or herself.B. A notary public shall maintain a log of all absentee ballot affidavits that he or she notarizes for a period of at least two (2) years after the date of the election.C. 1. A notary public shall be authorized to notarize a maximum of twenty absentee ballot affidavits for a single election, except as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection.2. A notary public may be authorized to notarize more than twenty absentee ballot affidavits at a single election with the written approval of the secretary of the county election board. Such approval shall apply for affidavits notarized within the county served by the county election board secretary.3. The limitation required by this subsection shall not apply to the notarizing of absentee ballot affidavits at the place of business of a notary public that is open to the general public during the normal business hours of the notary public.D. 1. If more than ten absentee ballots for a single election are requested to be mailed to a single mailing address, the secretary of the county election board shall immediately notify the district attorney for that county and the Secretary of the State Election Board.2. Upon receipt of such notification, the district attorney, or a member of law enforcement designated by the district attorney, shall investigate any possible criminal violation of the law related to the absentee ballot requests.3. Provided, this notification requirement shall not apply to requests for absentee ballots to be sent to the addresses of nursing homes, veterans centers, medical facilities, multiunit housing, installations of the Armed Forces of the United States where uniformed or overseas voters, as defined by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, are stationed or other locations authorized in writing by the Secretary of the State Election Board.E. The provisions of this section shall only apply to an election conducted by a county election board, the State Election Board or a political subdivision of this state.Added by Laws 2012, c. 26, § 1. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 347, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 151, § 8, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-110.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-110.1. Physically incapacitated persons - Absentee ballot.

|A registered voter who swears or affirms that the voter is physically unable to vote in person at the precinct on the day of the election because the voter is: |1. Physically incapacitated; or2. Charged with the care of another person who is physically incapacitated and who cannot be left unattended;may apply for an absentee ballot. Such applications may be made by United States mail, by facsimile device as defined by Section 1862 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or by a means of electronic communication designated by the Secretary of the State Election Board or may be made in person at the office of the county election board by an agent of the voter. Such an agent shall be a person of the voter's choosing who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot. No person may be the agent for more than one voter at any election. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe a form to be used for the application, although any application setting forth substantially the same facts shall be valid.Added by Laws 1984, c. 204, § 6, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 78, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2013, c. 110, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-111.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-111.1. Transmittal of ballot to voter.

|When such application is received by the secretary of a county election board, it shall be his duty to verify the registration of said voter and to transmit, by United States mail, ballots which said voter has requested and is entitled to receive. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 204, § 7, operative July 1, 1984.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-112.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-112.1. Materials to accompany ballot.

|Said ballots must be accompanied by: |1. A plain opaque envelope in which voted ballots must be placed by the voter;2. An envelope bearing an affidavit stating that the voter is qualified to vote, that he has personally marked the ballots or has directed a person chosen by the voter to mark the ballots in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-123.3 of this title; and3. A return envelope addressed to the secretary of the county election board.Added by Laws 1984, c. 204, § 8, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 176, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-113.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-113.2. Marking and return of ballot.

|A. The voter shall be responsible for marking the ballots or directing a person chosen by the voter to mark the ballots in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-123.3 of this title and as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board; seal the ballots in the plain opaque envelope; fill out completely and sign the affidavit or direct a person chosen by the voter to sign the affidavit, such signature to be witnessed by two persons, who did not sign the affidavit, whose signature and address shall appear on the affidavit; seal the plain opaque envelope inside the envelope bearing the affidavit and return both envelopes, sealed inside the return envelope, by United States mail or by a private mail service, provided such service has delivery documentation, to the county election board. |B. No person, except members of absentee voting boards, shall witness the signature of more than five affidavits of persons who swear they are physically incapacitated and unable to vote in person at their precinct on election day. No person who is a candidate for an office on the ballot or who is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to a candidate on the ballot may witness any absentee ballot affidavit.Added by Laws 1984, c. 204, § 9, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 38, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 357, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 12, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 16, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 11.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-114. Elector confined to nursing facility outside county.

|If the secretary of a county election board receives such a request from an incapacitated elector confined to a nursing facility, as defined in Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, outside the county of jurisdiction of the secretary, the secretary shall provide ballots and materials by mail in the manner hereinbefore prescribed. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 14, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.14 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 447, § 17, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-115. Elector confined to nursing facility or veterans center within county - Procedures.

|A. If the secretary of a county election board receives a request from an incapacitated elector confined to a nursing facility, as defined in Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a veterans center established pursuant to Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes within the county of the jurisdiction of the secretary, the secretary shall cause to be implemented the following procedures: |1. On the Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Monday preceding the election, the absentee voting board shall deliver to each registered voter who is confined to a nursing facility, as defined in Section 1-1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a veterans center established pursuant to Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who requested ballots for an incapacitated voter the ballots and materials as may be necessary to vote same.2. The voter must mark the ballots in the manner hereinbefore provided in the presence of the absentee voting board, but in such a manner as to make it impossible for any person other than the voter to ascertain how the ballots are marked. Insofar as is possible, the voting procedure shall be the same as if the voter were casting a vote in person at a precinct.3. The voter shall then seal the ballots in the plain opaque envelope and shall seal the plain opaque envelope in the envelope bearing an affidavit. The voter must complete the affidavit, and the signature of the voter on same must be witnessed by both members of the absentee voting board.4. The envelope bearing an affidavit then must be sealed in the return envelope, which shall be returned by the absentee voting board to the secretary of the county election board on the same day the affidavit was executed.5. Ballots cast in such manner shall be counted in the same manner as regular mail absentee ballots.B. The voter may request the assistance of the absentee voting board members to mark a ballot, complete the affidavit or seal the envelopes as described in this section.C. 1. An administrator or employee of a nursing facility or veterans center who attempts to coerce or influence the vote of a person residing in or confined to that facility shall be deemed to be in violation of Section 16-109 of this title.2. An administrator or employee of a nursing facility or veterans center who prevents or attempts to prevent a person residing in or confined to that facility from voting pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be in violation of Section 16-113 of this title.Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 15, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.15 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 277, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 18, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 12; Laws 2009, c. 92, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2020, c. 151, § 9, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.