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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3677 By: Roberts (Sean)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-112, which relates to voter registration;
requiring verification o f certain information;
amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7-130, which relates
to poll watchers; making certain acts unlawful;
providing for penalty; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
contain the following information:
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1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
place of residence, and mailing address p ursuant to the provisions
of subsection G of this section;
2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
by the laws of the State of Oklah oma with which the applicant
chooses to be affiliated;
3. The Oklahoma driver license or identific ation card number if
the applicant has been issued a current a nd valid driver license or
identification card by the Department of Public Safety, or if the
applicant does not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or
identification card, the last four digits of the voter's Social
Security number;
4. An oath of the elig ibility of the applicant to become a
registered voter; and
5. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
eligibility.
B. A voter registration application shall be signed by th e
applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
or her name to or make hi s or her mark on the application, and no
agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sig n or mark
on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark mu st be the
original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
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signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithst anding any law
to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Ele ction Board shall
prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
making a mark to complete a voter registration application with
assistance of an official of any voter regi stration agency or motor
license agency specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lie u
of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the
applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or
identification card signatu re as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this
title.
C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized po litical party or
political organization on their registration application shall be
designated as Independents.
D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secreta ry of the
State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
prepare and distribut e the registration applications designed by the
Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secreta ry may revoke any
such permission at any time.
E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
public at no charge.
F. The Secretary also shal l prescribe procedures to accept and
use the National Mail Vot er Registration Form, or its successo r, as
required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
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to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
autograph or mark as described in subsection B of th is section.
G. Applicants for voter registration or for chang e of voter
registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
residence address sh all include the street address of the residence,
including a full house number, street name or numb er, apartment or
suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
information as the Secretary of the State Elect ion Board deems
necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
include the city and zip code, may be the actual emergency
notification or 911 address on file in the loc al community, a rural
route and box number, a post office box number or a street address.
H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
application shall not be considered a pub lic record and shall be
kept confidential by the State Electio n Board and each county
election board.
I. The Secretary of State shall establish standards to verify
the authenticity of the information require d in paragraph 3 of
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subsection A of this sect ion for every registered voter in the
state.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -130, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7-130. A. Any candidate or any recognized political
party shall be entitled to hav e a watcher present at any place where
an official count is being conducted. Such watcher must be
commissioned in writing by the candidate, or by the chair of the
recognized political party of the county in which the watcher is
being authorized. Such com mission must be filed with the secretary
of the appropriate county election board no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday preceding the election. Watchers must subscribe to an
oath to observe all laws and rules prescribed for watchers as
hereinafter provided . Such oath must be administered by the
inspector of the precinct in which the watcher is authorized.
Watchers shall be entitled to observe the voting device both before
the polls are opened and after the polls are closed; provided ,
further, that such wa tchers shall not be present at the polling
place at other times. Watchers m ay be commissioned to observe
voting device testing and to accompany personnel assigned to repa ir
or maintain machines during the period of the election. In such
case, the watchers shall be limited to observing the repair or
maintenance work being perform ed and making a written record o f such
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work. Any watcher who violates the law prescribed for w atchers
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. Any person who illegally removes, obstructs the view, or
otherwise restricts the free movement of a watcher shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a felony pursuant to Section 16-101 of this
title.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.