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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR ENGROSSED
35		-	HOUSE BILL ~~NO.~~ 2056 By: Roberts and Wolfley of the
	34	+	HOUSE BILL 2056 By: Roberts and Wolfley of the
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38	37		and
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40	39		Bergstrom of the Senate
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45	46		[ elections - cancelation of voter registration –
46	47		mailing addresses - ballots - hours for voting - vote
47	48		centers – effective date -
48	49		emergency ]
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53	54		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	55		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -113, as
55	56		amended by Section 1, Chapter 293, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022,
56	57		Section 4-113), is amended to read as follows:
57	58		Section 4-113. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
58	59		shall devise a voter identification card which shall be issued to
59	60		every person who becomes a registered voter in Oklahoma. The voter
60	61		identification card shall contain such information as is necessary
61	62		to determine a registered voter ’s eligibility.
62	63		B. When a person registers to vote or changes his or her
63	64		registration in any manner to require a new voter identification
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	91	+	card, or upon the eighteenth birthday of a person who has submitted
92	92		a voter registration application pursuant to the p rovisions of
93	93		subsection B of Section 4-103 of this title, the county election
94	94		board secretary in the county of the voter’s residence shall
95	95		transmit the new voter identification card as acknowledgment of the
96	96		transaction which may be the notice required in S ection 4-103.1 of
97	97		this title. New voter identification cards provided for in this
98	98		subsection shall be mailed to the physical address of the voter if
99	99		such address is valid to receive mail delivery; provided, however,
100	100		the voter identification card shall be transmitted to the mailing
101	101		address provided by the voter on his or her voter registration
102	102		application if the mailing type or physical address meets one of the
103	103		following exceptions:
104	104		1. The voter’s physical address of residence is not a valid
105	105		address to receive mail delivery . A valid address is one that
106	106		follows the correct standards and formatting of t he United States
107	107		Postal Service. A valid address shall have a street name, street
108	108		number, city, state, and ZIP code. An invalid address is one that
109	109		has a directional address or unknown structure under standards of
110	110		the United States Postal Service or is otherwise not eligible to
111	111		receive mail delivery from the United States Postal Service. If the
112	112		applicant’s address of residence is not a valid address for mail
113	113		delivery, the voter identification card shall be transmitted to the
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	140	+	mailing address provided by the applicant on his or her vote r
	141	+	registration application;
143	142		2. The voter cannot receive mail delivery at a physical address
144	143		due to “No Mail Receptacle” according to the United States Postal
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146	145		3. The mailing of the voter identification card is the result
147	146		of an action initiated by the election board whi ch may include
148	147		notification to the voter of changes to a polling place, district
149	148		lines, or precincts listed on the voter registration card , but shall
150	149		not include address confirmation mailings provide d in accordance
151	150		with Section 4-120.2 of this title.
152	151		C. 1. If a voter registration card is mailed to the voter ’s
153	152		physical address and is returned to the e lection board by the postal
154	153		service due to “No Mail Receptacle”, the voter registration card may
155	154		be resent to the mailing address provided on the voter registration
156	155		application. A person whose voter identification card was returned
157	156		pursuant to this subsection may appear in person to requ est and be
158	157		provided the returned voter registration card at the coun ty election
159	158		board by presenting proof of identity as described in subsection A
160	159		of Section 7-114 of this title.
161	160		2. Upon determination that a voter ’s physical address of
162	161		residence cannot receive mail as described in pa ragraph 1 or 2 of
163	162		subsection B of this section, the secretary of the county election
164	163		board may make a notation of such information in the election
165		-	management system, and any future mailings under the voter ’s current
166		-	voter registration may be mailed to the voter’s mailing address.
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	190	+	management system, and any future mailings under the voter ’s current
	191	+	voter registration may be mailed to the voter’s mailing address.
194	192		D. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate
195	193		rules to implement the requirements of this section .
196	194		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -120.1, is
197	195		amended to read as follows:
198	196		Section 4-120.1 A. A registered voter may ha ve his or her name
199	197		removed from the voter registration database by executing a written
200	198		notice for same to the Secretary of the Stat e Election Board or any
201	199		county election board . Such written notice shall be personally
202	200		signed by the voter and either shall be notarized or shall be
203	201		witnessed by two persons who se names and addresses shall be included
204	202		on the notice.
205	203		B. Any voter who voluntarily cancels his or her voter
206	204		registration as provided in this section shall be el igible to submit
207	205		a new voter registratio n application in the same county when sixty
208	206		(60) or more calendar days have passed since the submission of the
209	207		request for cancella tion.
210	208		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
211	209		2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 6 -104.1), is amended to read as
212	210		follows:
213	211		Section 6-104.1 A. All ballots used for any election shall be
214	212		printed on paper to ensure a fair and accurate count; provided, each
215	213		precinct polling place and in-person absentee voting location shall
216		-	provide a means for any voter who requires as sistance by reason of
217		-	blindness, disability, or inability to read or write to cast a
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	240	+	provide a means for any voter who requires as sistance by reason of
	241	+	blindness, disability, or inability to read or write to cast a
245	242		ballot privately and independently, in a manner to be determined by
246	243		the Secretary of the State Election Board.
247	244		B. 1. Ballots for each election day precinct shall be printed
248	245		in advance of the date o f the election. Provided, the Secretary of
249	246		the State Election Board may autho rize the printing of additional
250	247		ballots on election day in the event of a b allot shortage or due to
251	248		an emergency or unforesee n circumstance as described in Section 22 -
252	249		101 of this title.
253	250		2. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the printing or
254	251		marking of ballots for persons with blindness, disability, or
255	252		inability to read or writ e as provided in subsection A of this
256	253		section.
257	254		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 26 O .S. 2021, Section 7-104, is
258	255		amended to read as follows:
259	256		Section 7-104. A. At every Primary, Runoff Primary and General
260	257		Election and any other election conducted by a county election
261	258		board, each polling place in the state shall open at 7:00 a.m. and
262	259		shall remain open continuously until 7:00 p.m., and every registered
263	260		voter of a precinct who presents himself between said hours shall be
264	261		entitled to vote, as provided by law, provided further, all
265	262		qualified voters who are in line waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. s hall
266	263		be allowed to vote.
267		-	B. 1. A registered voter wishing to vote on election day shall
268		-	appear at the polling p lace for his or her assigned precinct.
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	290	+	B. 1. A registered voter wishing to vote on election day shall
	291	+	appear at the polling p lace for his or her assigned precinct.
296	292		2. Neither the State Election Board nor any county election
297	293		board shall utilize vote centers for voting on election day. For
298	294		the purposes of this section “vote center” means a place where any
299	295		voter in the entire juris diction can vote on election day,
300	296		regardless of the voter ’s precinct assignment. Provided, an
301	297		exception to this requirement may be authorize d for a county
302	298		election board by the Secretary of the State Election Board in the
303	299		event of an emergency as described in Section 22-101 of this title.
304	300		The emergency use of a countywide vote center must b e limited to the
305	301		precincts directly impacted by the e mergency.
306	302		3. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of
307	303		subprecincts as described in Section 3-119 of this title, nor shall
308	304		it prohibit the assignment of precinct officials to serve more than
309	305		one precinct, if authorized by law, if the precincts share the same
310	306		election day polling place.
311	307		C. If any provision of federal law specifies hours for voting
312	308		in federal elections, the Secretary of the State Election Board
313	309		shall direct the county election boards to allow voting in all
314	310		elections held on the s ame day as such federal elections during the
315	311		hours specified by federal law.
316	312		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
317		-	SECTION 6. It being immediately nec essary for the preservation
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	339	+	SECTION 6. It being immediately nec essary for the preservation
	340	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
346	341		declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
347	342		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
348		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY~~
349		-	~~April~~ 11, 2023 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS~~
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