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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 10, 2021
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 710 By: Jech
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 dat a; authorizing certain
voter registration notificatio n 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 sect ion of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-121 of Title 26, unless there
is created a duplicat ion 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 multi state voter list
maintenance organizations including, but not limited to, the
Electronic Registration Informati on Center (ERIC) or its successor.
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, th e Secretary of the State Election Board may
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provide voter registration data to the organization and the
Department of Public Safety may provide motor vehicle license data
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 des cribed in this subsectio n may include a
person’s name, address, date of birth, dr iver license or state
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 maintenanc e organization of which
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 th e State Election Board may notify
such citizens about the procedure for becoming a registered voter in
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 Un ited States Postal Service
National Change of Address data regarding registered voters who have
changed their address of residence within the state, the Secretary
of the State Election Board may use the data pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 4-118.1, 4-120.2 or 7-115.1 of Title 26 of
the Oklahoma Statutes or the federal National Voter Registration
Act.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediatel y necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health 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 RULES
February 10, 2021 - DO PASS AS AMENDED