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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-129. List of absentee voters.

The secretary of each county election board shall cause to be printed the words "Absentee Ballot Request" next to the voter's name on the precinct registry for all voters in a precinct who have requested absentee ballots prior to election day.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 29, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.29 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 18, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-130. Posting of lists.

The secretary of each county election board shall publicly post a list of all voters by precinct who have requested absentee ballots at the office of the county election board on the day preceding the election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 30, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.30 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 19, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-132. Retention of materials.

All materials used for procuring and casting an absentee ballot shall be retained by the secretary of the county election board for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the day of the election.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 32, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.32 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 20, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1997, c. 176, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-133. Notification of rejection.

In the event a voter's application or affidavit is rejected for any reason, the secretary of the county election board shall immediately notify said voter in writing of the rejection and the reason therefor.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 33, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.33 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-135. Emergency procedures to facilitate voting by uniformed and overseas citizens.

If a national or local emergency or other situation arises which makes substantial compliance with the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986, as amended, impossible or unreasonable, such as a natural disaster or an armed conflict involving United States Armed Forces, or mobilization of those forces, including National Guard and Reserve components, the Secretary of the State Election Board may prescribe special emergency procedures as may be necessary to facilitate absentee voting by those citizens directly affected who otherwise are eligible to vote in the state.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 485, § 22.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-138. Application of voting procedures.

The voting procedures in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act apply to:
1. A general, special, presidential preferential primary, primary or runoff primary election for federal office;
2. A general, special, primary or runoff primary election for statewide or state legislative office or state ballot measure; and
3. A general, special, primary or runoff primary election for local government office or local ballot measure for which absentee voting or voting by mail is available for other voters.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-139. Implementation of Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is the state official responsible for implementing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act and the state’s responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff et seq.
B. The Secretary shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The Secretary may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only to the state office designated in compliance with Section 102(b)(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-1(b)(1).
C. The Secretary shall establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this act.
D. The Secretary shall:
1. Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this state; and
2. To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states to carry out this subsection.
E. The Secretary shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter’s identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of an overseas-military ballot. The declaration must be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with this act. The Secretary shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-14-140. Assignment of overseas voters to precincts.

In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible to vote in this state shall use and must be assigned to the voting precinct of the address of the last place of residence of the voter in this state, or, in the case of a voter described by subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of Section 2 of this act, the address of the last place of residence in this state of the parent or legal guardian of the voter. If that address is no longer a recognized residential address, the voter must be assigned an address for voting purposes.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 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.
2023 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 this title or the federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent. Requirements for matching of name, birth date, and identification number established pursuant to Section 14-105 of this title shall apply to applications for absentee ballots under this section.
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 14-141 of this title 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 14-139 of this title 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 this title.
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; and
3. 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 this title.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 292, § 7, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
2. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; or
2. An election official in this state.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
3. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-109. Coercion and intimidation prohibited.

A. 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.
B. Any person who, directly or indirectly, utters or addresses any threat or intimidation to any election official with intent to improperly influence an election shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 163, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2023, c. 147, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-111. Electioneering.

Any person who electioneers within three hundred (300) feet of the entrance to a polling place or in-person absentee voting site or a person who is standing in line to vote outside the polling place or in-person absentee voting site while an election is in progress, and any person except election officials, voters registered and voting at the polling place or in-person absentee voting site, a minor child or dependent accompanying such voters and other persons authorized by law who remains within fifty (50) feet of the entrance to a polling place or in-person absentee voting site while an election is in progress shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 190, § 3, emerg. eff. May 2, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-113. Interference with voter or conduct of election — Impersonation of election official.

A. Any person, including a lawfully appointed watcher or exit pollster, who interferes with a registered voter who is attempting to vote, or any person who attempts to influence the vote of another by means of force or intimidation, or any person who interferes with the orderly and lawful conduct of an election shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who falsely impersonates an election official or who, without authority, performs any act reserved to election officials by law with intent to improperly influence an election shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-113, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 307, § 11, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004; Laws 2023, c. 147, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-114. Failure to perform duty.

Any member or employee of a county election board, absentee voting board or any precinct official who willfully fails to perform his or her lawful duty shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 491, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-119. Expenditure of public funds.

Any official in this state who shall direct or authorize the expenditure of any public funds under his care, except as specifically authorized by law, to be used either in support of, or in opposition to, any measure which is being referred to a vote of the people by means of the initiative or referendum, or which citizens of this state are attempting to have referred to a vote of the people by the initiative or referendum, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and the office held by such party shall be adjudged vacant and shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law.
Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-119, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-120. Illegal printing or possession of certain voting materials.

Any person who causes to be printed, or who has in his or her possession ballots or blank or fraudulent voter identification cards not authorized by law shall be deemed guilty of a felony.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-120, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 52, § 3, emerg. eff. April 9, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 25, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2009, c. 31, § 6, eff. July 1, 2011 (State Question No. 746, Legislative Referendum No. 347, adopted at election held on Nov. 2, 2010).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-123. Voter registration or voting crimes - Notification of district attorney - Investigation and report.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board or any county election board who has documents that appear to be evidence of voter registration or voting crimes shall notify the district attorney for the county or counties involved.
B. When presented with documentation of possible voter registration or voting crimes by the Secretary of the State Election Board or any county election board, a district attorney shall investigate and, within thirty (30) days and each thirty (30) days thereafter following receipt of such documentation, report in writing to the Secretary of the State Election Board or county election board the status of the investigation until charges are filed or the district attorney declines to file charges.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 177, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-123.1. Witnessing signature of more than certain number of affidavits of persons swearing incapacitation - Violation.

Any person, except members of absentee voting boards, who witnesses 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 shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 447, § 21, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-124. Election-related unauthorized access, tampering, or damage — Penalty.

Any person who intentionally accesses or attempts to access without authorization, tampers with or attempts to tamper with, or damages or attempts to damage, any hardware, software, application, network or any part of an election management system, election results tabulation system, voter registration system or other election-related system of the State Election Board or a county election board, shall be deemed guilty of a felony.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 163, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2019. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 147, § 5, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-125. Sharing of voting image to intimidate or influence – Demanding or requiring another to share voting image.

A. Any person who shares such an image as described in Section 7-109 or 14-107 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes in order to intimidate, coerce or unlawfully influence another voter, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. No employer, supervisor, union leader, or other person with authority or influence over another person, shall demand or require that person to distribute or share an image of his or her voted ballot. Any person who violates this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 457, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 16-124 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-16-126. Ballot harvesting - Misdemeanor.

A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to engage in or to conspire to engage in absentee ballot harvesting, as defined in Section 1 of this act, involving fewer than ten absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election Board or a subdivision of this state.
B. It shall be a misdemeanor 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 fewer than ten absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election Board or a subdivision of this state.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 151, § 14, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-20-101. Date of primary - Other elections prohibited.

A. A Presidential Preferential Primary for recognized political parties shall be held on the first Tuesday in March in each of the years in which the President and Vice President of the United States are to be elected.
B. If one or more states having a mutual boundary with this state establish a single date for a regional primary, the State Election Board is authorized to change the date of the Oklahoma primary to the date established for the regional primary, as long as the date is not before the first Tuesday in March.
C. No county, municipality, school district or other entity authorized by law to call elections shall schedule an election on any date during the twenty (20) days immediately preceding the date of any such Primary Election. However, this subsection shall not apply to home rule municipalities.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 4, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 306, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 2003, c. 174, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2011, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 196, § 17 repealed by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-20-102. Filing with Secretary of the State Election Board - Qualifications - Petition - Fees - Ballots.

A. Candidates for the nomination for President of the United States shall file with the Secretary of the State Election Board. Such candidates shall be members of political parties recognized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and shall have filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and shall have raised and expended not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the office. The candidates shall be required to swear an oath or affirm that they meet the aforementioned qualifications, and their signatures shall be witnessed by a notary public. Such filing beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the first Monday in December and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Wednesday, or at a time prescribed by the State Election Board for a Presidential Preferential Primary to be held on a date other than the first Tuesday in March. A statement of candidacy must be accompanied by a petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by one percent (1%) of the registered voters in each congressional district eligible to vote for a candidate or one thousand (1,000) registered voters in each congressional district eligible to vote for a candidate, whichever is less, as reflected by the latest January 15 registration report; or by a cashier's check or certified check in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The State Election Board shall cause the names of all candidates who have filed within the proper time to be printed on the official ballots. The ballots shall be prepared as provided for by law. Voters shall be restricted to one vote for the candidate of his or her choice of the political party in which the voter is registered.
B. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing shall identify the county and the congressional district, and shall contain the names of registered voters in only one congressional district and in only one county.
C. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing shall be verified. Verification shall be made in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 6 of Title 34 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 4, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 86, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 24; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2017, c. 268, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-20-105. Delegates and alternates to file affidavits on voting.

No person selected as a delegate or alternate delegate shall qualify to attend the national convention of his political party unless he files with the state central committee of his party a signed affidavit of acceptance stating his name, address, that he is a registered voter of the political party and, pursuant to effectuating the purpose and the result of the Presidential Preferential Primary in this state, that he pledges himself to vote as provided for in Section 4 of this act.
Any vote cast by a delegate which is not in accordance with his delegate pledge shall be void.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 4, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-21-101. Unitary, unified, integrated system of election administration - Implementation – Procedures.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is hereby authorized beginning July 1, 1989, to purchase equipment for and implement a unitary, unified, integrated system of election administration for the State of Oklahoma that includes an electronic data processing system for maintenance of voter registration records, certification of election results and other election-related applications, and the installation of electronic, optical scanning voting devices compatible with the same system in every precinct polling place.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to adopt procedures consistent, insofar as practicable, with existing law for implementation of the system.
C. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, no electronic data processing applications shall be implemented by a county election board, nor shall voting devices be purchased by a county, except for those electronic data processing applications and voting devices already in use or for which a contract had been signed by no later than March 31, 1986.
D. A new unitary integrated voting system described in subsection A of this section that is implemented on or after January 1, 2023, shall be required to report the official election returns of each election by precinct, including, but not limited to, all votes cast in person and by absentee ballot.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 137, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 1986. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 338, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1989; Laws 2022, c. 291, § 5.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 20-101 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-21-102. Procedures to protect proprietary interest in computer programs.

The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to adopt procedures and take any other actions consistent with existing law to protect the state's proprietary interest in computer programs and software, training materials, publications and any other documents developed as part of a unitary, unified, integrated system of election administration for the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 20, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-22-101. Declaration of election emergency - Contingency plan.

A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to declare an election emergency for any area of the state in the event that one or more of the following circumstances has occurred or is imminent, and such circumstances could make substantial compliance with state and federal election laws impossible or unreasonable, or could disrupt voter registration, voting, the tabulation of votes or the certification of election results:
1. A national or local emergency, either natural or manmade;
2. Interference with election technology or election computer systems or networks;
3. A physical attack or physical threat to polling places, election offices, election officials or voters;
4. A security threat verified by federal or state security officials;
5. A criminal threat or activity verified by federal, state or local law enforcement officials; or
6. A major failure of voting hardware, software or computer systems or networks.
The declaration must be made in writing and must specify the county or counties, election or elections and dates covered by the emergency.
B. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall coordinate with the Oklahoma National Guard, the State Chief Information Officer, the Office of Emergency Management, the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security and such other federal or state security officials the Secretary deems appropriate, to develop a contingency plan for a major election emergency.
C. The Secretary of the State Election Board may request the assistance of the Oklahoma National Guard in the conduct of an election during a declared election emergency, upon approval of the Governor. Such assistance shall not be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of Section 16-113 of this title or Section 4 of Article II or Section 5 of Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution.
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to promulgate rules and procedures for elections conducted under an election emergency declaration consistent with purposes of state and federal election laws.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 41, eff. March 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 139, § 18; Laws 2013, c. 114, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 163, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-22-102. Ballot printing.

In an election emergency declared by the Secretary of the State Election Board, the provisions of Section 6-101 et seq. of this title shall govern ballot printing. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be authorized to permit any changes to the ballot format necessary as a result of the election emergency.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 42, eff. March 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 139, § 19.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-22-104. Method of counting.

A. In a declared election emergency when the ballots are counted manually, the counting of ballots shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Sections 7-127 and 22-105 of this title and the procedure prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board so as to ensure accuracy and promptness in determining the result. Provided, however, that the following provisions shall be incorporated into the prescribed procedure:
1. In elections for which counters have been authorized, two counters, of different political parties if possible, shall call from the ballots the names of the candidates voted for, while two other counters, also of different political parties if possible, shall record the votes upon the official tally sheets. Only pencils may be used in recording the vote;
2. If only two counters are authorized for an election, they shall be of different political parties, if possible. Both counters shall examine the ballots at the same time, while calling out the vote and recording the vote upon the tally sheets in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board; and
3. If no counters are authorized for an election, the judge and clerk shall count the ballots cast in the precinct, and the county election board chair and vice-chair shall count the absentee ballots.
B. In a declared election emergency when ballots are to be counted with voting devices, the counting of ballots shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Sections 7-127 and 22-105 of this title and the procedures prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board so as to ensure the accuracy and promptness in determining the result.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to divulge the progress of the count until after all ballots have been counted and the results of the count have been certified.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 44, eff. March 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 139, § 20.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 26. Elections › §26-22-105. Procedures governing counting.

In a declared election emergency, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe procedures to govern the counting and recounting of votes. Such procedures for the counting or recounting of ballots shall follow, as nearly as is practicable, the provisions set forth in Section 7-127 of this title.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 321, § 45, eff. March 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 139, § 21.