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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 710 By: Jech of the Senate
and
Newton of the House
An Act relating to voter registration; authorizing
state membership in multistate voter list maintenance
organizations; authorizing expenditure of funds for
certain dues and fees; allowing certain data to be
provided to certain organizations; requiring secure
transmission of certain data; authorizing certain
voter registration notification procedures; providing
for codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifie d
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4 -121 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Secretary of the State Election Board may join the State
of Oklahoma as a member in one or more multistate voter list
maintenance organizations including, but not limited to, the
Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) or its successor.
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The Secretary is authorized to expend funds as available for
membership fees, dues and other expenses related to such membership.
B. Upon membership in an organization as provided in subsection
A of this section, the Secretary of the State Election Board may
provide voter registration data to the organization and the
Department of Public Safety may provide motor vehicle license dat a
to the organization if such data is required to be provided as a
condition of membership. The voter registration data and motor
vehicle license data described in this subsection may include a
person’s name, address, date of birth, driver license or stat e
identification number, last four digits of a social security number
or any other data required by the organization. The transmission
and storage of such data shall be done in a secure manner.
C. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of wh ich
this state is a member identifies Oklahoma residents who are
citizens of the United States eligible to vote but not yet
registered, the Secretary of the State Election Board may notify
such citizens about the procedure for becoming a registered voter i n
this state. The Secretary may delegate the contacting of such
citizens to the secretary of the appropriate county election board.
D. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which
this state is a member provides United States Postal Servi ce
National Change of Address data regarding registered voters who have
changed their address of residence within the state, the Secretary
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of the State Election Board may use the data pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4 -118.1, 4-120.2 or 7-115.1 of Title 26 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or the federal National Voter Registration Act .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, he alth or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, dated
04/06/2021 - DO PASS.