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26 OK Stat § 26-14-141 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-141. Voting registration - Federal postcard application.

|A. To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent. |B. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot. Such application shall be processed as provided in Section 4-110.1 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in subsection C of Section 4 of this act is capable of accepting both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-142 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-142. Military-overseas ballot - Application methods.

|A. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter’s jurisdiction under Section 14-101 et seq. of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the federal postcard application or the application’s electronic equivalent. |B. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application or the application’s electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote under Section 6 of this act and for a military-overseas ballot.C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in subsection C of Section 4 of this act is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.D. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official by the last day for other voters in this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-103 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.E. To receive the benefits of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include:1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; and3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.F. This act does not preclude a covered voter from voting under the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-143 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-143. Ballot timeliness.

|An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by the last day for other voters in this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election. An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election, whether or not timely, is effective as an application for a military-overseas ballot for the general election. An application for a military-overseas ballot is effective for a runoff election necessary to conclude the election for which the application was submitted. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-144 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-144. Ballot distribution.

|A. For an election described in paragraph 1 or 2 of Section 3 of this act for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to Section 579 of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(g)(2), the election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who submit a valid military-overseas ballot application as required by Section 14-118 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered by the voter’s jurisdiction, Internet delivery. The election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.C. If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter not later than two business days after the application arrives.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-145 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-145. Ballot validity.

|To be valid, a military-overseas ballot must be received by the appropriate local election official not later than the close of the polls, or the voter must submit the ballot for electronic transmission or other authorized means of delivery not later than 12:01 a.m., at the place where the voter completes the ballot, on the date of the election. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-146 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-146. Federal write-in absentee ballot.

|A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 3 of this act. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-147 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-147. Counting of ballots.

|A. A valid military-overseas ballot cast in accordance with Section 10 of this act must be counted if it is delivered by 7:00 p.m. the day of the election to the address that the appropriate state or local election office has specified. |B. If, at the time of completing a military-overseas ballot and balloting materials, the voter has declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, the ballot may not be rejected on the basis that it has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark, or no postmark.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-148 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-148. Signed declaration.

|A military-overseas ballot must include or be accompanied by a declaration signed by the voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a conviction of perjury under the laws of the United States or this state. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-149 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-149. Electronic free-access system.

|The Secretary of the State Election Board, in coordination with local election officials, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether: |1. The voter’s federal postcard application or other registration or military-overseas ballot application has been received and accepted; and2. The voter’s military-overseas ballot has been received and the current status of the ballot.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-150 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-150. Voter electronic-mail addresses.

|A. The local election official shall request an electronic-mail address from each covered voter who registers to vote after November 1, 2011. An electronic-mail address provided by a covered voter may not be made available to the public or any individual or organization other than an authorized agent of the local election official and is exempt from disclosure under the Open Records Act. The address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter’s mailing address and physical location. The request for an electronic-mail address must describe the purposes for which the electronic-mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the electronic-mail address is prohibited. |B. A covered voter who provides an electronic-mail address may request that the voter’s application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies, including for any runoff primary elections that occur as a result of such elections. An election official shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter who is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary election under this subsection is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for the general election.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-151 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-151. Election notice.

|A. At least one hundred (100) days before a regularly scheduled election and as soon as practicable before an election not regularly scheduled, an official in each jurisdiction charged with printing and distributing ballots and balloting material shall prepare an election notice for that jurisdiction, to be used in conjunction with a federal write-in absentee ballot. The election notice must contain a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, state, and local offices that as of that date the official expects to be on the ballot on the date of the election. The notice also must contain specific instructions for how a voter is to indicate on the federal write-in absentee ballot the voter’s choice for each office to be filled and for each ballot measure to be contested. |B. A covered voter may request a copy of an election notice. The official charged with preparing the election notice shall send the notice to the voter by facsimile, electronic mail, or regular mail, as the voter requests.C. As soon as ballot styles are certified, and not later than the date ballots are required to be transmitted to voters under Section 14-106 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the official charged with preparing the election notice under subsection A of this section shall update the notice with the certified candidates for each office and ballot measure questions and make the updated notice publicly available.D. A local election jurisdiction that maintains an Internet website shall make the election notice prepared under subsection A of this section and updated versions of the election notice regularly available on the website.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-152 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-152. Mistakes or omissions in voting documents.

|A. If a voter’s mistake or omission in the completion of a document under the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission does not invalidate the document. Failure to satisfy a nonsubstantive requirement, such as using paper or envelopes of a specified size or weight, does not invalidate a document submitted under this act. In a write-in ballot authorized by this act, if the intention of the voter is discernable under this state’s uniform definition of what constitutes a vote, an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party must be accepted as a valid vote. |B. Notarization is not required for the execution of a document under this act. An authentication, other than the declaration specified in Section 13 of this act or the declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot, is not required for execution of a document under this act. The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-153 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-153. Enforcement of act.

|A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act on application by: |1. A covered voter alleging a grievance under this act; or2. An election official in this state.Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-154 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-154. Application and construction of act.

|In applying and construing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-14-155 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-14-155. Conflict with federal law.

|The Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b). |Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-101. Felony offenses.

|Any person deemed guilty of a felony under provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be confined in the State Penitentiary for not more than five (5) years, or fined not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or both. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 441, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 325, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2010, c. 176, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 441 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-102. Voting illegally.

|Any person who votes more than once at any election, who votes in a precinct after having transferred voter registration to a new precinct, or who, knowing that he or she is not eligible to vote at an election, willfully votes at said election shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Any voter covered by Section 14-116 of this title who willingly votes and submits an absentee ballot pursuant to Section 14-104.1 of this title later than the day of the election shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Any person who knowingly votes and submits an absentee ballot issued to another person shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-102, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 23; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 19, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 176, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.NOTE: Laws 2003, c. 403, § 3 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 20, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-102.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-102.1. Illegal handling of voting ballots.

|Any unauthorized person who knowingly removes a ballot from a polling place or who knowingly carries a ballot into a polling place shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 176, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-102.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-102.2. False absentee ballot application.

|Any person who knowingly executes a false application for an absentee ballot shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 176, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-103. False swearing.

|Any person who knowingly swears or affirms a false affidavit in order to become eligible to vote, to obtain and vote a provisional ballot, to obtain and vote an absentee ballot, or to cause the cancellation of a qualified elector’s voter registration, shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 307, § 10, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 176, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-103.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-103.1. Unauthorized registration of voters.

|Any person who knowingly causes any qualified elector to be invalidly registered or anyone who knowingly causes any unqualified person to be registered shall be deemed guilty of a felony. Any person who knowingly causes the collection or submission of voter registration forms containing false, fraudulent or fictitious information shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 52, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1991. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2010, c. 176, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-104. False notarization.

|Any person, notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths who notarizes, verifies, acknowledges or attests to the signature on the affidavit of an absent voter or on the attestation of an incapacitated voter, without the person whose affidavit or attestation is being taken actually appearing in person before said person, notary public or official authorized to administer oaths, shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-104.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-104.1. Ballot harvesting - Felony.

|A. It shall be a felony for any person to engage in or to conspire to engage in absentee ballot harvesting, as defined in Section 1 of this act, involving ten or more absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election Board or a political subdivision of this state. |B. It shall be a felony for any person to direct or cause another person or persons to commit acts of ballot harvesting, as defined in Section 1 of this act, involving ten or more absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election Board or a political subdivision of this state.Added by Laws 2020, c. 151, § 12, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-105. Fraud.

|A. Any person who knowingly conspires to commit fraud or perpetrates fraud, or who steals supplies used to conduct an election, in order to change a voter's vote, or to change the composition of the official ballot or ballots, or to change the counting of the ballots, or to change the certification of the results of an election, shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |B. At every precinct there shall be posted information, provided by the State Election Board, which states the penalties for voter fraud and states that, if voter fraud is suspected, complaints should be reported to the State Election Board.C. The State Election Board shall, upon receiving the complaint:1. Document such complaint and request the name and mailing address of the person making the complaint;2. Send a letter to the person making the complaint, stating the penalties for voter fraud and the option of contacting the district attorney in the county where such fraud is suspected; and3. Provide the district attorney’s name and phone number.D. All information relating to voter complaints shall remain confidential until after the complaint has resulted in a conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 403, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2010, c. 176, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-106. Bribes to influence votes.

|Any person who offers, solicits or accepts something of value intended to directly or indirectly influence the vote of the person soliciting or accepting same shall be deemed guilty of a felony; provided, the gifting of an envelope, stamp, or both an envelope and stamp for the purpose of mailing in a ballot shall not be considered something of value. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 151, § 13, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-107. Bribe for withdrawal of candidacy.

|Any person who shall offer or give to another anything of value to induce or cause such other person to withdraw from a political contest as a candidate or nominee at any election shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-108. Acceptance of bribe for withdrawal.

|Any person who shall solicit or accept from another anything of value for withdrawing from any political contest as a candidate or nominee for any office at any election shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-109. Coercion prohibited.

|Any person who, by means of coercion, providing false or misleading information or any other method, knowingly attempts to prevent a qualified elector from becoming registered, or a registered voter from voting, shall be deemed guilty of a felony. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 163, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-110. Misdemeanors.

|Any person deemed guilty of a misdemeanor under provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be confined to the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or both. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 176, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-16-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-111. Electioneering.

|Any person who electioneers within three hundred (300) feet of any ballot box while an election is in progress, and any person except election officials and other persons authorized by law who remains within fifty (50) feet of any ballot box while an election is in progress shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. d
26 OK Stat § 26-16-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-16-112. Intoxicating liquors.

|Any person who takes intoxicating liquors of any kind or quantity to within one-half (1/2) mile of any polling place on an election day shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975.