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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 3678 By: Roberts (Sean)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-112, which relates to voter registration;
requiring verification o f certain information ; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 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 Electi on Board
shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
contain the following information:
1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, cou nty and
place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the p rovisions
of subsection G of this section;
2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
by the laws of the State of Oklahom a with which the applicant
chooses to be affilia ted;
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3. The Oklahoma driver license or identification card numbe r if
the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or
identification card by the Department of Public Safety, or if the
applicant does not have a valid Oklahoma driver lice nse or
identification card, the last four digits of the voter 's Social
Security number;
4. An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a
registered voter; and
5. Such other information as may be d eemed necessary by the
Secretary to identify suc h applicant and to ascertain his or her
eligibility.
B. A voter registration application shall be signed by the
applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no
agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sign or mark
on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark must be the
original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall
prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
making a mark to complete a voter registration application with
assistance of an offic ial of any voter registration agency or motor
license agency specified in Sections 4 -109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
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title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lieu
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 poli tical party or
political organization on their r egistration application shal l be
designated as Independents.
D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the
State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the
Secretary of the State Electio n Board. The Secretary may revoke an y
such permission at any time.
E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
public at no charge.
F. The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and
use the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or its successor, as
required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,
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 this section.
G. Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter
registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
different from the r esidence address, a mailing address. A
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residence address shall include the street address of the residence,
including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or
suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
not available for the residence, applicants shall provide suc h
information as the Secreta ry of the State Election 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 emergen cy
notification or 911 addre ss on file in the local 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 regis tration
application shall no t be considered a public record and s hall be
kept confidential by the State Election Board and each county
election board.
I. The Secretary of State shall establish standards to verify
the authenticity of the information requir ed in paragraph 3 of
subsection A of this sect ion for every registered voter in the
state.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-9995 LRB 01/18/22