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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3722 By: Crosswhite Hader
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 1-110, which relates to changes in party
8 affiliation; directing the State Election Board to
notify registered voters of a political party which
9 ceases to be recognized that the voter must file a
form and select a new affiliation to remain
10 registered; directing the State Election Board to
notify registered voters of a political organization
11 which ceases to be recognized that the voter must
file a form and select a new affiliation to remain
12 registered; stipulating that voters shall have ninety
days to file the required form; amending 26 O.S.
13 2021, Section 4-112, as amended by Section 18,
Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
14 4-112), which relates to registration applications;
requiring all applications for voter registration to
15 list a recognized political party affiliation or an
Independent designation; prohibiting the State
16 Election Board from choosing for an applicant a party
or Independent affiliation; requiring notification of
17 incomplete registration; and providing an effective
date.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
22 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 1-110, is
23 amended to read as follows:
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1 Section 1-110. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
2 shall, within sixty (60) days after such proclamation by the State
3 Election Board, change to Independent the party affiliation in the
4 Oklahoma Election Management System of notify each registered voter
5 of a political party which ceases to be a recognized political party
6 that the voter must file a form, provided by the State Election
7 Board, selecting a new party or political organization affiliation,
8 or an Independent designation, to remain registered to vote.
9 B. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall change to
10 Independent the party affiliation in the Oklahoma Election
11 Management System of notify each registered voter of a political
12 organization which ceases to be a political organization that the
13 voter must file a form, provided by the State Election Board,
14 selecting a new party or political organization affiliation to
15 remain registered to vote.
16 C. Voters required to file a form under this section shall have
17 ninety (90) days from receipt of notice to file.
18 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
19 amended by Section 18, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025,
20 Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
21 Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
22 shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
23 used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
24 contain the following information:
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1 1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
2 place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the provisions
3 of subsection G of this section;
4 2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
5 by the laws of the State of Oklahoma with which the applicant
6 chooses to be affiliated;
7 3. The Oklahoma driver license or identification card number if
8 the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or
9 identification card by Service Oklahoma, or if the applicant does
10 not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or identification card, the
11 last four digits of the voter's Social Security number;
12 4. An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a
13 registered voter; and
14 5. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
15 Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
16 eligibility.
17 B. A voter registration application shall be signed by the
18 applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
19 or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no
20 agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sign or mark
21 on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark must be the
22 original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
23 No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
24 signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithstanding any law
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1 to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall
2 prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
3 making a mark to complete a voter registration application with
4 assistance of an official of any voter registration agency or
5 licensed operator specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
6 title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lieu
7 of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the
8 applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or
9 identification card signature as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this
10 title.
11 C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized political party or
12 political organization on their registration application, or select
13 an Independent designation, shall not be designated as Independents
14 deemed to have completed their registration. The State Election
15 Board shall not choose a party for any person who has failed to list
16 how he or she would like to register and shall notify the applicant
17 that he or she must choose before his or her registration may be
18 completed.
19 D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the
20 State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
21 prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the
22 Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary may revoke any
23 such permission at any time.
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1 E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
2 public at no charge.
3 F. The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and
4 use the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or its successor, as
5 required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
6 to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
7 shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
8 autograph or mark as described in subsection B of this section.
9 G. Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter
10 registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
11 different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
12 residence address shall include the street address of the residence,
13 including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or
14 suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
15 not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
16 information as the Secretary of the State Election Board deems
17 necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
18 not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
19 include the city and zip ZIP code, may be the actual emergency
20 notification or 911 address on file in the local community, a rural
21 route and box number, a post office box number or a street address.
22 H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
23 number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
24 application shall not be considered a public record and shall be
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1 kept confidential by the State Election Board and each county
2 election board.
3 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective January 1, 2027.
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