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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 953 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to election integrity; creating the
7 Election Integrity Enforcement Act; providing short
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8 criteria for certain actions; authorizing access to
9 relevant records; requiring certain confidentiality;
9 requiring annual report; requiring prior approval
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10 frivolous actions; authorizing promulgation of rules;
11 providing for noncodification; providing for
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12 declaring an emergency.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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17 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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18 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Election
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19 Integrity Enforcement Act".
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20 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 16-105.1 of Title 26, unless
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22 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. 1. District attorneys in this state are hereby authorized
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1 respective judicial districts in cases where election irregularities
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2 or fraud are alleged to have occurred.
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3 2. District attorneys shall have standing to bring actions in
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4 district court to:
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5 a. investigate and address violations of election laws,
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6 including, but not limited to, voter fraud, ballot
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7 tampering, unlawful voting practices, and breaches of
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8 voting machine security,
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9 b. seek injunctive relief to prevent further violations
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10 or irregularities, and
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11 c. pursue restitution or other remedies as deemed
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12 appropriate by the court to protect the rights of
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13 voters.
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14 B. 1. District attorneys may request access to relevant
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15 election records and data from the State Election Board and county
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16 election boards to support investigations and litigation efforts.
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17 2. All records obtained for investigation shall remain
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18 confidential except as required by law or court order.
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19 3. Reports on litigation outcomes must be submitted annually to
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20 the Oklahoma State Election Board for review and public record.
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21 C. 1. Any action initiated under this act must receive prior
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23 alleged irregularity occurred. The court shall assess whether the
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1 allegations present a prima facie case of election fraud or
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2 irregularity.
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3 2. District attorneys shall not file lawsuits frivolously.
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4 3. Penalties for repeated misuse of this authority include
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5 censure, suspension, or removal under applicable state law.
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6 D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be
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7 authorized to promulgate rules necessary to facilitate the
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8 implementation of this act.
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9 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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10 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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13 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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