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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 814 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to absentee ballots; amending 26 O.S.
7 2021, Section 14-115.6, as last amended by Section
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8 Section 14-115.6), which relates to emergency
9 absentee ballots for first responders and emergency
9 workers; authorizing uniformed service member to
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10 effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 14-115.6, as
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15 last amended by Section 23, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (26 O.S. Supp.
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16 2024, Section 14-115.6), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 14-115.6. A. A registered voter who, after the
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18 deadline to request an absentee ballot as provided in Section 14-103
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19 of this title, is deployed as either a first:
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21 rescue, recovery, or relief efforts of a declared natural disaster
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23 2. Uniformed-service voter as defined in Section 14-137 of this
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1 may make a written request for an emergency absentee ballot in a
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2 form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The
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3 request shall be signed by the voter and shall be provided by the
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4 voter to the secretary of the county election board in the county
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5 where the voter is registered. Requirements for matching of name,
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6 birth date, and identification number established pursuant to
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7 Section 14-105 of this title shall apply to a request for an
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8 absentee ballot under this section.
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9 B. Upon receipt of the voter's request, the secretary of the
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10 county election board shall issue to the voter the appropriate
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12 ballot. Provided, the voter shall present proof of identity as
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14 C. The ballots must be returned in person by the voter, by
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17 county election board no later than 7:00 p.m. on the day of the
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19 D. Upon return of the absentee ballots, the secretary of the
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20 county election board shall cause the ballots to be processed in the
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21 same manner as is prescribed for other absentee ballots.
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22 E. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall promulgate
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23 rules to implement the procedures described in this section.
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24 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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1 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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