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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1351 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to elections; providing legislative
7 findings; amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, as
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8 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 4-101), which relates to
9 voter eligibility; modifying voter residency
9 requirements; updating statutory language; providing
10 for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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14 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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15 The Legislature finds that the United States Constitution
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16 expressly recognizes that absent specific constitutional provisions
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17 or Acts of Congress, states are primarily responsible for
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18 establishing the qualifications to vote in federal elections:
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19 1. Article I, Section 2, Clause 1: "...the Electors in each
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20 State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the
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21 most numerous Branch of the State Legislature";
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22 2. Article II, Section 2, Clause 3: "Each State shall appoint,
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23 in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of
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24 Electors..."; and
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1 3. Amendment XVII: "The electors in each State shall have the
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2 qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of
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3 the State legislatures".
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4 The Legislature also finds that to be qualified and eligible to
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5 vote under the laws of this state and the Oklahoma Constitution, a
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6 voter must be a resident of this state. No provision of the United
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7 States Constitution or any federal law extends the right to vote to
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8 individuals who were never domiciled in the United States.
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9 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, as
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10 amended by Section 1, Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2024 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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11 Section 4-101), is amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 4-101. Every person who is a qualified elector as
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13 defined provided by Section 1 of Article III of the Oklahoma
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14 Constitution shall be entitled to become a registered voter in the
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15 precinct of his or her residence, with subject to the following
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16 conditions:
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17 1. A person who was never domiciled in the United States cannot
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18 establish residency in this state and shall not be qualified to vote
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19 in this state;
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20 2. A United States citizen who was never domiciled in the
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21 United States shall not be eligible to register to vote or to vote
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22 in this state;
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23 3. Residency in this state may not be established in this state
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24 if the person was never domiciled in the United States;
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1 4. Persons convicted of a felony shall be eligible to register
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2 to vote when they have:
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3 a. fully served their sentence of court-mandated calendar
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4 days or had their sentence discharged, including any
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5 term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or
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6 completed a period of probation ordered by any court,
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7 b. received a commutation that reduced the sentence of
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8 any active felony conviction to time served pursuant
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9 to federal or state law and have no other outstanding
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10 sentence under any other felony conviction,
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11 c. received a commutation pursuant to subsection F of
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12 Section 332.2 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes for
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13 a crime that has been reclassified from a felony to a
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14 misdemeanor and has no remaining time to serve,
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16 (1) any incomplete term of incarceration,
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17 (2) any remaining parole or supervision, or
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18 (3) any incomplete period of probation, or
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19 d. been granted a pardon pursuant to federal or state law
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20 and have no other outstanding sentence under any other
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21 felony conviction; and
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22 2. 5. Any person who has been adjudged to be an incapacitated
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23 person as such term is defined by Section 1-111 of Title 30 of the
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1 such incapacitated person has been adjudged to be no longer
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2 incapacitated such person shall be eligible to become a registered
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3 voter. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit any
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4 person adjudged to be a partially incapacitated person as such term
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5 is defined by Section 1-111 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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6 from being eligible to register to vote unless the order adjudging
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7 the person to be partially incapacitated restricts such person from
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9 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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