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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 659 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to voter registration; creating the
7 Voter Registration Integrity Act; providing short
8 title; defining terms; requiring certain
8 verification; directing retention of records for a
9 period of time; creating certain offense; providing
9 for penalties; requiring certain oversight; providing
10 for annual report; providing for noncodification;
10 providing for codification; and providing an
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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 not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Voter
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18 Registration Integrity Act".
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19 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-103.2 of Title 26, unless
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21 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22 A. As used in this act:
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23 1. "Legal citizen" means an individual who is a citizen of the
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1 2. "Resident of Oklahoma" means an individual who resides
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2 within the State of Oklahoma and meets the residency requirements
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3 for voter registration under the laws of this state; and
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4 3. "State agency" means all state agencies including, but not
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5 limited to, Service Oklahoma, licensed operators, and any entity
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6 authorized to process voter registration applications.
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7 B. No state agency, including Service Oklahoma and licensed
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8 operators, shall provide voter registration materials to any
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9 individual without first verifying that the individual is a legal
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10 citizen and resident of this state in accordance with all applicable
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11 laws. Agencies shall document and retain records of citizenship and
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12 residency verification for a minimum of five (5) years.
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13 C. Any individual agent of a state agency who knowingly and
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14 willfully violates this act by providing voter registration
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15 materials without first verifying citizenship and residency, as
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16 required, shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor,
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17 punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars
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19 thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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20 D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall provide
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21 oversight to ensure compliance with this act.
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22 E. Any state agency that processes voter registration materials
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1 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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