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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1793 By: Pae of the House
and
Kirt of the Senate
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2011,
Section 14-113.2, which relates to absentee voting;
modifying marking and returning of ballots for
certain persons; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 14 -113.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 14-113.2 A. The 1. A voter who receives an absentee
ballot pursuant to Section 14-110.1 of this title shall be
responsible for marking the ballots ballot or directing a person
chosen by the voter to mark the ballots ballot in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7 -123.3 of this title and as p rescribed by
the Secretary of the State Election Board ;.
2. The voter shall seal the ballots ballot in the plain opaque
envelope;.
3. The voter shall fill out completely and sign the affidavit
or direct a person chosen by the voter to sign the affidavi t, such
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whose name and address of residence shall be printed on the
affidavit.
4. The signature to of the voter shall be witnessed by two
persons, who did not sign the affidavit on behalf of the voter ,
whose printed name, signature and address of residence shall appear
on the affidavit;.
5. The voter shall seal the plain opaque envelope inside the
envelope bearing the affidavit and return both envelopes, sealed
inside the return envelope, by United States mail or by a private
mail service, provided such service has delivery documentation, to
the county election board in the same manner described in S ection
14-108 of this title.
B. No person, except members of absentee voting boards, shall
witness the signature of more than five affidavits of persons who
swear they are physically incapacitated and unable to vote in person
at their precinct on election day. No person who is a candidate for
an office on the ballot or who is related within the third degree of
consanguinity or affinity to a candidate on the b allot may witness
any absentee ballot affidavit.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate