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28+ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENTS
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31+BILL NO. 1711 By: Hill and Turner of the
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13-An Act relating to absentee ballots; authoriz ing
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44+providing for return of ballot - prohibiting return
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51+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the stricken title, enacting clause
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55+“An Act relating to absentee ballots; authoriz ing
1456 blind persons to request electronic delivery of
1557 accessible absentee ballot; requiring State Election
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1759 voting packet for blind persons; authorizing
1860 electronic delivery of certain packet; establishing
1961 procedures for marking and returning of certain
2062 absentee ballots; prohibiting electronic return of
2163 absentee ballots; allowing request for certain
2264 assistance; providing for processing of certai n
2365 absentee ballots; creating felony offense for
2466 fraudulent applicatio n for certain absentee ballot;
2567 authorizing promulgation of certain rules and
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27-Board; providing for codification; and providing an
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35101 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
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37102 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
38103 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14 -115.12 of Title 26, unless
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41105 A. 1. A registered voter who swears or a ffirms that the voter
42-is physically unable to vote in person at the voter 's precinct on
43-the day of the election because the voter is a blind person, as
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106+is physically unable to vote in person at the voter ’s precinct on
107+the day of the election because the voter is a blind person as
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45109 request that an accessible absentee ballot be delivered to the voter
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110+electronically in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State
47111 Election Board. A system for electronic delivery of absentee
48112 ballots to voters who are blind persons may include the same or
49113 similar requirements as the electron ic delivery system authorized
50114 for uniformed services voters as set forth in Section 14-118 of
51115 Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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53116 2. An accessible absentee voting packet for voters who are
54117 blind persons, which shall include all necessary materials except
55118 the absentee ballot, shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the
56119 State Election Board. The accessible absentee voting packet may be
57120 delivered to the voter by United States mail or electro nically.
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59147 B. 1. The electronic delivery system may provide the voter the
60-opportunity to use the voter's personal computer to mark an
148+opportunity to use the voter’s personal computer to mark an
61149 accessible absentee ballot privately and independently and then
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64151 2. The absentee ballot shall b e accompanied by an absentee
65152 ballot affidavit, which shall be executed in the same manner as
66153 provided for affidavits in Section 14-113.2 of Title 26 of the
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69155 3. The voter shall return the absentee ballot and executed
70156 affidavit to the secr etary of the county election board in the same
71157 manner provided in Sect ion 14-113.2 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma
72158 Statutes. Nothing in this section shall allow for an absentee
73159 ballot to be returned to the county election board electronically,
74160 and no absentee ballot returned electronically shall be eligible to
75161 be counted by a county election board.
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81-Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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162+C. A registered voter who is a blind person as defined by
163+Section 72 of Title 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes may choose to request
164+the assistance of another person to complete any requirements of
165+this section, as pro vided in Section 7-123.3 of Title 26 of the
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83167 D. Upon return of an absentee ballot described in this section,
84168 the secretary of the county election board shall cause it to be
85169 processed in the same manner as prescribed by law for other abse ntee
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88197 E. Any person who is not qualified for the electronic de livery
89198 of an absentee ballot as provided in this section, but who applies
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199+for an absentee ballot described in this section, shall be deemed
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94202 F. The Secretary of the St ate Election Board may promulgate
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250+BILL NO. 1711 By: Hill and Turner of the
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259+[ elections - allowing blind or visually impaired
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261+providing for return of ballot - prohibiting return
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268+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
269+SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
270+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14 -115.12 of Title 26, unless
271+there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
272+A. 1. A registered voter who swears or affirms that the voter
273+is physically unable to vote in person at the voter's precinct on
274+the day of the election because the voter is blind or visually
275+impaired may request that an accessible absentee ballot be deli vered
276+to the voter electronically in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
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278+2. An accessible absentee voting packet for blind or visually
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306+the absentee ballot, s hall be prescribed by the Secretary of the
307+State Election Board. The accessible absentee voting packet may be
308+delivered to the voter by United States mail or electro nically.
309+B. 1. The electronic delivery system shall provide the voter
310+the opportunity to use the voter's personal computer to mark an
311+accessible absentee ballot privately and independently and then
312+print the marked ballot.
313+2. The absentee ballot shall b e accompanied by an absentee
314+ballot affidavit, which shall be executed in the same manner as
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317+3. The voter shall return the absentee ballot and executed
318+affidavit to the secr etary of the county election board in the same
319+manner provided in Section 14 -113.2 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma
320+Statutes. Nothing in this section shall allow for an absentee
321+ballot to be returned to the county election board electronically,
322+and no absentee ballot returned electronically shall be eligible to
323+be counted by a county election board .
324+C. A registered voter who is blind or visually impaired may
325+choose to request the assistance of another person to complete any
326+requirements of this section, as pro vided in Section 7-123.3 of
327+Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
328+D. Upon return of an absen tee ballot described in this section,
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358+E. Any person who is not blind or visually impaired according
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362+F. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate
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364+SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
365+Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of February,
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120-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
121-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
122-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
123-By: _________________________________
124-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
125-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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129- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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131-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
132-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
133-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
134-By: _________________________________