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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR
37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3677 By: Roberts (Sean)
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43	40		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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45	42		An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
46	43		Section 4-112, which relates to voter registration;
47	44		requiring verification o f certain information;
48	45		amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7-130, which relates
49	46		to poll watchers; making certain acts unlawful;
50	47		providing for penalty; and providing an effective
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59	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
60	57		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, is
61	58		amended to read as follows:
62	59		Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
63	60		shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
64	61		used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
65	62		contain the following information:
	63	+	1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
	64	+	place of residence, and mailing address p ursuant to the provisions
	65	+	of subsection G of this section;
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93		-	1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
94		-	place of residence, and mailing address p ursuant to the provisions
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96	92		2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
97	93		by the laws of the State of Oklah oma with which the applicant
98	94		chooses to be affiliated;
99	95		3. The Oklahoma driver license or identific ation card number if
100	96		the applicant has been issued a current a nd valid driver license or
101	97		identification card by the Department of Public Safety, or if the
102	98		applicant does not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or
103	99		identification card, the last four digits of the voter's Social
104	100		Security number;
105	101		4. An oath of the elig ibility of the applicant to become a
106	102		registered voter; and
107	103		5. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
108	104		Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
109	105		eligibility.
110	106		B. A voter registration application shall be signed by th e
111	107		applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
112	108		or her name to or make hi s or her mark on the application, and no
113	109		agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sig n or mark
114	110		on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark mu st be the
115	111		original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
116	112		No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
	113	+	signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithst anding any law
	114	+	to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Ele ction Board shall
	115	+	prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
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144		-	signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithst anding any law
145		-	to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Ele ction Board shall
146		-	prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
147	142		making a mark to complete a voter registration application with
148	143		assistance of an official of any voter regi stration agency or motor
149	144		license agency specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
150	145		title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lie u
151	146		of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the
152	147		applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or
153	148		identification card signatu re as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this
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155	150		C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized po litical party or
156	151		political organization on their registration application shall be
157	152		designated as Independents.
158	153		D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secreta ry of the
159	154		State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
160	155		prepare and distribut e the registration applications designed by the
161	156		Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secreta ry may revoke any
162	157		such permission at any time.
163	158		E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
164	159		public at no charge.
165	160		F. The Secretary also shal l prescribe procedures to accept and
166	161		use the National Mail Vot er Registration Form, or its successo r, as
167	162		required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
	163	+	to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
	164	+	shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
	165	+	autograph or mark as described in subsection B of th is section.
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195		-	to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
196		-	shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
197		-	autograph or mark as described in subsection B of th is section.
198	192		G. Applicants for voter registration or for chang e of voter
199	193		registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
200	194		different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
201	195		residence address sh all include the street address of the residence,
202	196		including a full house number, street name or numb er, apartment or
203	197		suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
204	198		not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
205	199		information as the Secretary of the State Elect ion Board deems
206	200		necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
207	201		not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
208	202		include the city and zip code, may be the actual emergency
209	203		notification or 911 address on file in the loc al community, a rural
210	204		route and box number, a post office box number or a street address.
211	205		H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
212	206		number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
213	207		application shall not be considered a pub lic record and shall be
214	208		kept confidential by the State Electio n Board and each county
215	209		election board.
216	210		I. The Secretary of State shall establish standards to verify
217	211		the authenticity of the information require d in paragraph 3 of
	212	+	subsection A of this sect ion for every registered voter in the
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	214	+	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -130, is
	215	+	amended to read as follows:
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245		-	subsection A of this sect ion for every registered voter in the
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247		-	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -130, is
248		-	amended to read as follows:
249	242		Section 7-130. A. Any candidate or any recognized political
250	243		party shall be entitled to hav e a watcher present at any place where
251	244		an official count is being conducted. Such watcher must be
252	245		commissioned in writing by the candidate, or by the chair of the
253	246		recognized political party of the county in which the watcher is
254	247		being authorized. Such com mission must be filed with the secretary
255	248		of the appropriate county election board no later than 5:00 p.m. on
256	249		Wednesday preceding the election. Watchers must subscribe to an
257	250		oath to observe all laws and rules prescribed for watchers as
258	251		hereinafter provided . Such oath must be administered by the
259	252		inspector of the precinct in which the watcher is authorized.
260	253		Watchers shall be entitled to observe the voting device both before
261	254		the polls are opened and after the polls are closed; provided ,
262	255		further, that such wa tchers shall not be present at the polling
263	256		place at other times. Watchers m ay be commissioned to observe
264	257		voting device testing and to accompany personnel assigned to repa ir
265	258		or maintain machines during the period of the election. In such
266	259		case, the watchers shall be limited to observing the repair or
267	260		maintenance work being perform ed and making a written record o f such
	261	+	work. Any watcher who violates the law prescribed for w atchers
	262	+	shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
	263	+	B. Any person who illegally removes, obstructs the view, or
	264	+	otherwise restricts the free movement of a watcher shall, upon
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295		-	work. Any watcher who violates the law prescribed for w atchers
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297		-	B. Any person who illegally removes, obstructs the view, or
298		-	otherwise restricts the free movement of a watcher shall, upon
299	291		conviction, be guilty of a felony pursuant to Section 16-101 of this
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301	293		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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303		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
304		-	03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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