An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2974 By: Olsen of the House
and
Bergstrom and Garvin of the
Senate
An Act relating to elections; providing for query of
voter registration database; requiring cert ain
notification; requiring investigation for possible
criminal violation; providing exceptions; providing
for codification; and providing an effectiv e date.
SUBJECT: Elections
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section o f law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-120.11 of Title 26, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. No later than June 1 of each year, the State Election Board
shall perform a query of the entire voter registration database to
determine how many individuals are registered at the same
residential address.
B. If more than ten registered voters share a single
residential address, the State Election B oard shall provide a list
of said voters to the secretary of the county election board, who
shall immediately notify the district attorney for that county.
C. Upon receipt of such notification, the district attorney, or
a member of law enforcement designated by the district attorney,
shall investigate any pos sible criminal violation of the law related
to the voter registration.
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D. Provided, this section shall not apply to registered voters
sharing a residential address at a facility licensed or certified by
this state, if required by law, such as an assisted living facility,
residential care facility, nursing home, veterans center , medical
facility, multiunit housing, installations of the Armed Forces of
the United States where uniformed or overseas voters, as defined by
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab sentee Voting Act, are
stationed, or other locations authorized in writing by the Secretary
of the State Election Board.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________