ENGR. H. B. NO. 3364 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3364 By: Roberts (Eric) and Crosswhite Hader of the House and Haste of the Senate [ elections - absentee voting - effective date – emergency ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 14 -105, is amended to read as follows: Section 14-105. A. Any registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot in person at the county election boa rd, by United States mail, by telegraph, by facsimile device as defined in Sec tion 1862 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes o r by a means of electronic communication d esignated by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary of the State Elec tion Board shall prescribe a form to be used for the application, although any application setting forth substantially the sam e facts shall be valid. ENGR. H. B. NO. 3364 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. 1. A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot by means of electronic communication shall provide his or her name, birth date, and an identification number. 2. The identification number provided must match the identification number on the voter registration in order to apply for an absentee ballot pursuant to this subsection . 3. If the name, birth date, or identification number provided does not match the voter registrat ion, the voter shall be informed that the county election board is unable to find the registration with the provided information and that the voter should contact the county election board to resolve the issue. 4. If the voter does not have a birth date or identification number on his or her voter registration and wants to use electronic communication to apply for an absentee ballot, the voter shall complete a new voter registration to include such birth date and identification number. 5. Identifying information such as birth date and identification number shall not be modified online in an existing voter registration, except as provided in Section 4 -109.4 of this title. A voter who does not have an identification number on his or her voter registration may apply for absentee ballots pursuant to subsection C of this section. 6. No later than January 1, 2023, a registered voter applying for an absentee ballot pursuant to this subsection who meets the ENGR. H. B. NO. 3364 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 criteria provided in Section 7-115.1 of this title shall be required to confirm his or her address prior to submitting the form electronically. C. 1. A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot in person, by United States mail, or by facsimile device shall provide his or her name, birth date, and an identification number. 2. The identification number provided must match the identification number on the voter registration. 3. If the voter registration did not include an identification number, no identification number shall be required on the absentee ballot application. 4. If the voter does not recall which identification number he or she included on the voter r egistration, the voter may provide multiple identification numbers, at least one of which must match the identification number on the voter registration if the voter registration included an identification number. 5. If the voter registration do es not have an identification number, then the absentee ballot application shall be accepted without a match of an identification number. D. For purposes of this sec tion, "identification number" means a number submitted on the registration application pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 4-112 of this title. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022. ENGR. H. B. NO. 3364 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary f or the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall ta ke effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2022. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022. Presiding Officer of the Senate