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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 329 By: Boren
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to absentee ballots; establishing
6 alternative procedures for execution of certain
7 absentee ballot affidavits; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 14-133, which relates to notification of
8 rejection; updating statutory language; requiring
8 opportunity to cure certain defective application or
9 affidavit; modifying certain notice requirement;
9 requiring Secretary of the State Election Board to
10 promulgate certain rules and procedures; repealing 26
10 O.S. 2021, Section 14-115.7, which relates to
11 applicable procedure for properly executing an
11 absentee ballot affidavit; providing for
12 codification; and providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14-115.8 of Title 26, unless
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17 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. A voter who requests an absentee ballot pursuant to Section
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19 14-105 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes may, in lieu of having
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20 his or her signature notarized by a notary public as required by
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21 Section 14-108 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes, sign the
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22 absentee ballot affidavit and attach a photocopy of a form of
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23 identification described in subsection A of Section 7-114 of Title
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24 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1 B. A voter who requests an absentee ballot described pursuant
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2 to Section 14-110.1 or Section 14-114 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma
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3 Statutes may, in lieu of having his or her signature witnessed by
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4 two witnesses, sign the absentee ballot affidavit and include a
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5 photocopy of a form of identification described in subsection A of
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6 Section 7-114 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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7 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 14-133, is
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8 amended to read as follows:
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9 Section 14-133. A. In the event a voter's application or
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10 affidavit is rejected for any reason, the secretary of the county
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11 election board shall immediately notify said the voter in writing by
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12 mail or electronically of the rejection and the reason therefor for
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13 the rejection, pursuant to the rules promulgated by the Secretary of
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14 the State Election Board.
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15 B. A voter receiving notice as described in subsection A of
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16 this section shall be given the opportunity to cure the defective
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17 application or affidavit pursuant to rules and procedures
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18 promulgated by the Secretary of the State Election Board.
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19 SECTION 3. REPEALER 26 O.S. 2021, Section 14-115.7, is
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20 hereby repealed.
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21 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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