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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 1451 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to voter registration; amending 26
7 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-112, as amended by Section 18,
8 Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022, 4-114, and 4-120, as last
8 amended by Section 1, Chapter 302, O.S.L. 2025 (26
9 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 4-112 and 4-120), which
9 relate to applications, maintenance of registration
10 information, and cancellation; requiring certain
10 information to be included on voter registration
11 applications; requiring county election boards to
11 transmit certain information to the State Election
12 Board in certain circumstance; requiring the
12 maintenance of certain records; requiring the
13 Secretary of the State Election Board to issue
13 certain reports; modifying reasons for cancellation;
14 updating statutory language; and declaring an
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
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19 amended by Section 18, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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20 Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
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22 shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
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23 used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
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24 contain the following information:
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1 1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
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2 place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the provisions
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3 of subsection G of this section;
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4 2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
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5 by the laws of the State of Oklahoma this state with which the
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6 applicant chooses to be affiliated;
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7 3. The Oklahoma driver license or identification card number if
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8 the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or
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9 identification card by Service Oklahoma, or if the applicant does
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10 not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or identification card, the
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11 last four digits of the voter's Social Security number;
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12 4. An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a
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13 registered voter; and
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14 5. A space or section to indicate whether the applicant has
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15 previously been registered to vote in another state;
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16 6. A space or section to provide the address where the
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17 applicant was registered to vote at the time of submitting the
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18 application including the street number, city or town, state and zip
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19 code, or a detailed description of the location if no street address
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20 is available, if applicable;
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21 7. A statement and corresponding space or section to sign
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22 acknowledging and agreeing that by completing and submitting the
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23 signed application, and upon its approval, the applicant requests
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24 the cancellation of his or her registration by the former state
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1 pursuant to 52 U.S.C., Section 20507(a)(3)(A) and directs the State
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2 Election Board to forward the request to the chief election official
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3 of that state; and
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4 5. 8. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
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5 Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
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6 eligibility.
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7 B. A voter registration application shall be signed by the
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8 applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
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9 or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no
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10 agent, representative, or employee of the applicant may sign or mark
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11 on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark must be the
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12 original, handwritten signature, autograph, or mark of the
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13 applicant. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten, or other
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14 substitute signature, autograph, or mark will be valid.
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15 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Secretary of the State
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16 Election Board shall prescribe procedures to authorize any person
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17 incapable of personally making a mark to complete a voter
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18 registration application with assistance of an official of any voter
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19 registration agency or licensed operator specified in Sections 4-
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20 109.2 and 4-109.3 of this title. Provided, for applications
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21 submitted electronically, in lieu of the signature requirements set
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22 forth in this subsection, the applicant shall consent to the use of
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23 his or her driver license or identification card signature as
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24 provided in Section 4-109.4 of this title.
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1 C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized political party or
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2 political organization on their registration application shall be
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3 designated as Independents.
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4 D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the
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5 State Election Board for permission to print, copy, or otherwise
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6 prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the
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7 Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary may revoke any
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8 such permission at any time.
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9 E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
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10 public at no charge.
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11 F. The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and
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12 use the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or its successor, as
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13 required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
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14 to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
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15 shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
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16 autograph, or mark as described in subsection B of this section.
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17 G. Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter
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18 registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
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19 different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
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20 residence address shall include the street address of the residence,
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21 including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or
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22 suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
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23 not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
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24 information as the Secretary of the State Election Board deems
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1 necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
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2 not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
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3 include the city and zip code, may be the actual emergency
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4 notification or 911 9-1-1 address on file in the local community, a
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5 rural route and box number, a post office box number, or a street
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6 address.
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7 H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
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8 number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
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9 application shall not be considered a public record and shall be
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10 kept confidential by the State Election Board and each county
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11 election board.
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12 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-114, is
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14 Section 4-114. A. The secretary of each county election board
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15 shall cause the registration information of every registered voter
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16 in the county to be entered into the voter registration database.
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17 B. If a voter successfully registers to vote in this state and
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18 the registration application indicated that the applicant was
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19 previously registered to vote in another state, the county election
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20 board shall cause the following information to be recorded and
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21 transmitted to the State Election Board:
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22 1. The voter's full legal name;
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23 2. The voter's date of birth;
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24 3. The last four digits of the voter's Social Security number;
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1 4. The voter's driver license number;
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2 5. Any unique voter identification number assigned to the
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3 voter, if applicable;
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4 6. The voter's current address of residence;
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5 7. The voter's previous address of residence; and
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6 8. A copy of the voter's registration application.
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7 C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe
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8 the manner and frequency in which county election boards must record
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9 and transmit the information under subsection B of this section.
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10 Such transmissions shall occur no fewer than four (4) times in each
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12 D. If a registered voter's information is transmitted to the
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13 State Election Board pursuant to subsection B of this section, a
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14 record of the transmission shall be included in the corresponding
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15 voter's registration record. The record shall be treated as a voter
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16 list maintenance record and shall be stored with the voter's
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17 registration record while the voter is registered in this state.
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18 E. After receiving a voter's information pursuant to subsection
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19 B of this section, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall
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20 send notice to the chief election official of the jurisdiction where
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21 the voter was previously registered to vote informing him or her
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22 that the identified voter was successfully registered to vote in
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23 this state, that the voter listed a residential address located in
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24 this state on his or her registration application, and the voter has
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1 requested cancellation of his or her voter registration in the
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2 recipient official's state. The Secretary shall include with the
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3 notice a copy of the voter's registration application or the
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4 information obtained pursuant to subsection B of this section and
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5 shall provide any other information requested by the recipient
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6 official's state.
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7 F. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause a
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8 report to be issued publicly no fewer than four (4) times in each
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9 calendar year that reports:
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10 1. The total number of notices sent pursuant to subsection E of
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11 this section since the last report, the states to which such notices
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12 were sent, and the number of notices sent to each listed state; and
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13 2. The total number of records received indicating registered
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14 voters in this state have applied to register to vote in another
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15 state and their current registration status.
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16 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-120, as
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17 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 302, O.S.L. 2025 (26 O.S. Supp.
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18 2025, Section 4-120), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 4-120. A. The registration of any registered voter
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20 shall be canceled only for one of the following reasons:
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21 1. Written notice from the voter pursuant to Section 4-120.1 of
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1 4. Judicial determination of mental incapacitation under Title
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2 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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3 5. Registration in another county or state, including receipt
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4 by a county or state election official of information from an
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5 election official in another state indicating that a registered
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6 voter in this state has registered to vote in that state;
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7 6. Failure to respond to a confirmation of address mailing and
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8 failure to vote as prescribed in Section 4-120.2 of this title;
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9 7. The surrendering of the voter's Oklahoma driver license to
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10 Service Oklahoma upon being issued a driver license in another
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12 8. Being excused from jury duty for not being a citizen of the
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14 9. Determination that the voter is not a citizen of the United
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16 B. For purposes of this section, paragraphs 5 and 7 of
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17 subsection A of this section shall constitute confirmation from the
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18 voter to cancel his or her voter registration due to a change of
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19 residence.
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20 C. A list of voter registrations that were canceled during the
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21 previous twenty-four (24) months, and the reason for the
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1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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