An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 710 By: Jech of the Senate
and
Newton and Lepak 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 dat a; authorizing certain
voter registration notificatio n procedures; providing
for codification; providing an effective date ; and
declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Voter registration
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 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 multi state voter list
maintenance organizations including, but not limited to, the
Electronic Registration Inform ation 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 a s 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 a re
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 su ch
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 voter s 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 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 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.
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Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __