Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 230 - State Election Board › Chapter 35 - Election Conduct › Subchapter 5 - Instructions for Precinct Officials › Part 11 - PROCESSING THE VOTER › Section 230:35-5-55 - Routine for Judge

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Judge follows these routine steps to process voters. Refer to the Judge's
				  section of the Election Day Reference and Problem Solver in the Precinct
				  Official Notebook for instructions in non-routine situations.
(1) Greet the voter and ask the voter's name.
				  If this is a Primary or Runoff Primary, also ask the voter's political party.
(2) Ask to see the voter's proof
				  of identity.
(A) The voter may present any
				  one of the following documents as proof of identity:
(i) An Oklahoma driver license
(ii) A voter identification card issued by
				  the County Election Board
(iii) A
				  temporary voter identification document issued by the County Election Board
(iv) A state identification card
(v) A United States passport
(vi) A United States military
				  identification, including retired military identifications
(vii) Any other such document issued by the
				  state of Oklahoma, the United States government, or a federally recognized
				  tribal government which includes the person's name, a photograph of the person,
				  and, if the document has an expiration date, that expiration date is later than
				  election day. A document that does not bear an expiration date, and is
				  therefore valid indefinitely, shall be valid proof of identity.
(B) Use the voter's proof of
				  identity document to find the voter's name in the Precinct Registry. The
				  person's name on the proof of identity must substantially conform to the name
				  listed in the Precinct Registry.
(C) If the voter does not provide proof of
				  identity, the voter must be offered the opportunity to vote by provisional
				  ballot. The provisional ballot affidavit, once verified by the County Election
				  Board after election day, shall be valid proof of identity.
(3) If there is a message printed
				  in the "Signature of Voter" column, follow the instructions in
				  230:35-5-113 or
				  230:35-5-113.1.
(4) Tell the voter to sign the Precinct
				  Registry. [26:7-114; 26:7-117]
(5)
				  Carefully check the following information in the Precinct Registry to determine
				  the ballots the voter is eligible to receive.
(A) For a Primary Election, check the
				  political affiliation listed in the Precinct Registry.
(i) Persons registered with a specific
				  political party affiliation are allowed to receive only the Primary or Runoff
				  Primary ballot for that party.
(ii)
				  Persons registered as Independent (or "no party") voters may be eligible to
				  choose a party ballot if the party has allowed Independent voters to vote in
				  its primary elections. Tell Independent voters to read the Information for
				  Independent Voters card, if applicable.
(B) If this is a school district, technology
				  center district, or municipal election, look in the "School," "TC," and "Muni"
				  columns. A voter is eligible to receive ballots for the entities listed in
				  these columns.
(6) Refer
				  to the Ballot Codes List provided by the County Election Board and write the
				  code for each ballot the voter will receive in the "Ballots Issued" column of
				  the Precinct Registry.
(7) Tell the
				  Clerk which ballots the voter is eligible to receive.