SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 1
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 11, 2023
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 2056 By: Roberts and Wolfley of the
House
and
Bergstrom of the Senate
[ elections - cancelation of voter registration –
mailing addresses - ballots - hours for voting - vote
centers – effective date -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -113, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 293, O.S.L. 2 022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 4-113), is amended to read as follows:
Section 4-113. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
shall devise a voter identification card which shall be issued to
every person who becomes a registered voter in Oklahoma. The voter
identification card shall contain such information as is necessary
to determine a registered voter ’s eligibility.
B. When a person registers to vote or changes his or her
registration in any manner to require a new voter identification
card, or upon the eighteenth birthday of a person who has submitted
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 2
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
a voter registration application pursuant to the p rovisions of
subsection B of Section 4-103 of this title, the county election
board secretary in the county of the voter’s residence shall
transmit the new voter identification card as acknowledgment of the
transaction which may be the notice required in S ection 4-103.1 of
this title. New voter identification cards provided for in this
subsection shall be mailed to the physical address of the voter if
such address is valid to receive mail delivery; provided, however,
the voter identification card shall be transmitted to the mailing
address provided by the voter on his or her voter registration
application if the mailing type or physical address meets one of the
following exceptions:
1. The voter’s physical address of residence is not a valid
address to receive mail delivery . A valid address is one that
follows the correct standards and formatting of t he United States
Postal Service. A valid address shall have a street name, street
number, city, state, and ZIP code. An invalid address is one that
has a directional address or unknown structure under standards of
the United States Postal Service or is otherwise not eligible to
receive mail delivery from the United States Postal Service. If the
applicant’s address of residence is not a valid address for mail
delivery, the voter identification card shall be transmitted to the
mailing address provided by the applicant on his or her vote r
registration application;
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 3
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2. The voter cannot receive mail delivery at a physical address
due to “No Mail Receptacle” according to the United States Postal
Service; or
3. The mailing of the voter identification card is the result
of an action initiated by the election board which may include
notification to the voter of changes to a polling place, district
lines, or precincts listed on the voter registration card , but shall
not include address confirmation mailings provide d in accordance
with Section 4-120.2 of this title.
C. 1. If a voter registration card is mailed to the voter ’s
physical address and is returned to the e lection board by the postal
service due to “No Mail Receptacle”, the voter registration card may
be resent to the mailing address provided on the voter registration
application. A person whose voter identification card was returned
pursuant to this subsection may appear in person to requ est and be
provided the returned voter registration card at the coun ty election
board by presenting proof of identity as described in subsection A
of Section 7-114 of this title.
2. Upon determination that a voter ’s physical address of
residence cannot receive mail as described in pa ragraph 1 or 2 of
subsection B of this section, the secretary of the county election
board may make a notation of such information in the election
management system, and any future mailings under the voter ’s current
voter registration may be mailed to the voter’s mailing address.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 4
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
D. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate
rules to implement the requirements of this section .
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -120.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-120.1 A. A registered voter may ha ve his or her name
removed from the voter registration database by executing a written
notice for same to the Secretary of the Stat e Election Board or any
county election board . Such written notice shall be personally
signed by the voter and either shall be notarized or shall be
witnessed by two perso ns whose names and addresses shall be included
on the notice.
B. Any voter who voluntarily cancels his or her voter
registration as provided in this section shall be el igible to submit
a new voter registratio n application in the same county when sixty
(60) or more calendar days have passed since the submission of the
request for cancella tion.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 6 -104.1), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 6-104.1 A. All ballots used for any election shall be
printed on paper to ensure a fair and accurate count; provided, each
precinct polling place and in-person absentee voting location shall
provide a means for any voter who requires as sistance by reason of
blindness, disability, or inability to read or write to cast a
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 5
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
ballot privately and independently, in a manner to be determined by
the Secretary of the State Election Board.
B. 1. Ballots for each election day precinct shall be printed
in advance of the date of the election. Provided, the Secretary of
the State Election Board may autho rize the printing of additional
ballots on election day in the event of a b allot shortage or due to
an emergency or unforesee n circumstance as described in Section 22 -
101 of this title.
2. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the printing or
marking of ballots for persons with blindness, disability, or
inability to read or writ e as provided in subsection A of this
section.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7-104, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7-104. A. At every Primary, Runoff Primary and General
Election and any other election conducted by a county election
board, each polling place in the state shall open at 7:00 a.m. and
shall remain open continuously until 7:00 p.m., and every registered
voter of a precinct who presents himself between said hours shall be
entitled to vote, as provided by law, provided further, all
qualified voters who are in line waiting to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall
be allowed to vote.
B. 1. A registered voter wishing to vote on election day shall
appear at the polling p lace for his or her assigned precinct.
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 6
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2. Neither the State Election Board nor any county election
board shall utilize vote centers for voting on election day. For
the purposes of this section “vote center” means a place where any
voter in the entire juris diction can vote on election day,
regardless of the voter ’s precinct assignment. Provided, an
exception to this requirement may be aut horized for a county
election board by the Secretary of the State Election Board in the
event of an emergency as described in Section 22-101 of this title.
The emergency use of a countywide vote center must b e limited to the
precincts directly impacted by the emergency.
3. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of
subprecincts as described in Section 3-119 of this title, nor shall
it prohibit the assignment of precinct officials to serve more than
one precinct, if authorized by law, if the prec incts share the same
election day polling place.
C. If any provision of federal law specifies hours for voting
in federal elections, the Secretary of the State Election Board
shall direct the county election boards to allow voting in all
elections held on the same day as such federal elections during the
hours specified by federal law.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 6. It being immediately nec essary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2056 SFLR Page 7
(Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
April 11, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS