Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 35 - Election Conduct › Subchapter 5 - Instructions for Precinct Officials › Part 34 - PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES › Section 230:35-5-177 - Provisional voting procedure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Inspector or the Provisional Voting Officer greets the
					 voter and follows these steps to help the voter cast a provisional
					 ballot.
(1) Take the Provisional Ballot
				  Voucher from the voter. If the voter did not receive a Provisional Ballot
				  Voucher from the Judge, send the voter to the Judge for a Provisional Ballot
				  Voucher.
(2) Give the voter a copy
				  of the Provisional Voting Information handout.
(3) Tell the voter that if County Election
				  Board personnel cannot verify the voter's registration in this precinct, the
				  provisional ballot will not be counted.
(4) Give the voter an Oklahoma Voter
				  Registration Application form and ask the voter to fill it out and sign it. A
				  voter is not required to complete the registration application to receive a
				  provisional ballot but should be encouraged to do so. Tell the voter that
				  filling out and turning in a new voter registration application may prevent the
				  need to vote by provisional ballot in future elections. If the voter completes
				  the application, set it aside in a secure place.
(5) Use a Checklist for Provisional Voting
				  Officer and fill out an Oklahoma Provisional Ballot Affidavit form for the
				  voter.
(A) Write the county name, election
				  date, and precinct number in the spaces provided at the top of the
				  affidavit.
(B) Write the voter's
				  name and residence address on the affidavit exactly as they appear on the
				  Provisional Ballot Voucher.
(C)
				  Copy the Ballot Codes indicated on the Provisional Ballot Voucher to the spaces
				  provided at the bottom of the Affidavit in the shaded area labeled "PVO Use
				  Only."
(D) Ask the voter for the
				  following information and write it on the affidavit in the appropriate spaces:
(i) Date of birth
(ii) Oklahoma driver license number, if
				  available
(iii) Last four digits of
				  Social Security number
(iv) Check
				  the box only if the voter does not have an Oklahoma driver license and claims
				  not to have been issued a Social Security number.
(E) Place a checkmark beside the appropriate
				  statement of the reason the voter is casting a provisional ballot. Note the
				  following special instructions for some of the listed reasons.
(i)
Proof of identity.
If the
				  voter does not have or refuses to provide proof of identity or if the voter's
				  current name on an otherwise valid proof of identity document does not
				  substantially conform to the name in the Precinct Registry, ask the voter to
				  read and respond to each statement and to provide the correct information in
				  the shaded area on the affidavit labeled "Completed By Voter. " If the voter
				  provides a name or residence address that is different from the name or address
				  in the Precinct Registry, the voter must complete an Oklahoma Voter
				  Registration Application form and turn it in with the completed
				  affidavit.
(ii)
Voter Not in
				  Precinct Registry.
If the voter offers any information about where and
				  when he or she may have registered, last voted, or another name under which he
				  or she may be registered, record the information in the spaces provided. If the
				  voter has a voter identification card, take it and attach it with a paperclip
				  to the voter registration application form. Ask the voter to complete and turn
				  in a new Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form.
(iii)
Voter disputes political
				  affiliation indicated in Precinct Registry.
Write the political
				  affiliation claimed by the voter in the space provided.
(iv)
Voter disputes school district or
				  municipal assignment in Precinct Registry.
Write the name of the school
				  district or municipality in which the voter claims to reside.
(v)
Uniformed services or overseas
				  voter.
Check the appropriate box to indicate the voter is a recently
				  returned uniformed services or overseas voter.
(vi)
Voter who disputes credit for
				  absentee voting.
Check this reason only during in-person absentee voting
				  if a voter who has already received credit for voting by absentee ballot in
				  this election denies having voted in this election.
(F) Record the ballot codes indicated on the
				  voter's Provisional Ballot Voucher in the spaces provided on the
				  Affidavit.