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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 955 By: Standridge
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to election administration; creating
the Election Integrity Act of 2021; providing short
title; amending 26 O.S. 2011 , Section 21-102, which
relates to procedures to protect proprietary interest
in computer programs; requiring the State Ele ction
Board Secretary to take certain inventory; requiring
certain items used in t he administration of elections
to meet certain requ irements; prohibiting use of data
by certain method; clarifying treatment of existing
use of certain products; providing fo r
noncodification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Election
Integrity Act of 2021”.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2011, Section 21 -102, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 21-102. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
is authorized to adopt procedures and take any other actions
consistent with existing law to protect the state ’s proprietary
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interest in computer progr ams and software, training materials,
publications and any other documents developed as part of a unitary,
unified, integrated system of election administration for the State
of Oklahoma.
B. Beginning July 1, 2021, the Secretar y of the State Election
Board shall take an inventory of all current vendors contracted or
utilized by the state for the administration of elections pursuant
to subsection A of this section. The inventory list shall be used
to comply with the provisions o f subsection C of this secti on.
C. All computer programs and software used for election
administration of this state shall be open source and provided by
private companies and not publicly held companies. No elected
official or candidate for any office, nor any person related within
a third degree of consanguinity, shall have any interest, financial
or otherwise, in any company, entity or product used for the
administration of elections. Any person who is the owner of a
product, software, company or othe r entity that contracts or
provides any service to this state for the administration of
elections shall be a United States citizen whose ownership stake is
fifty-one percent (51%) or greater .
No computer, product or software may be used or contracted for
which allows data related to a person ’s vote to be counted,
tabulated or processed in any way outside of the state in which the
vote was cast.
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Any existing contract for a product or service shall continue
until expiration, unless the state may cancel withou t penalty. Any
new contract or use for a product or service shall comply with the
provisions of this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the pres ervation
of the public peace, health or s afety, 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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