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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1629 By: Goodwin of the House
and
Young of the Senate
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-101, which relates to voter registration;
modifying conditions for voter eligibility; and
providing an effective date.
AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Pittman and Deck
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and
entire bill and insert
“An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-101, which relates to voter registration;
modifying conditions for voter eligibility; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-101. Every person who is a qualified elector as
defined by Section 1 of Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution
shall be entitled to become a registered voter in the precinct of
his or her residence, with th e following conditions:
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1. Persons convicted of a felony shall be eligible to register
to vote when they have :
a. fully served their sentence of court -mandated calendar
days or had their sentence discharged , including any
term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or
completed a period of probation ordered by any court ,
b. received a commutation that reduced the sentence of
any active felony conviction to time served pursuant
to federal or state law and have no other outstanding
sentence under any other felony conviction,
c. received a commutation pursuant to subsection F of
Section 332.2 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes for
a crime that has been reclassified from a felony to a
misdemeanor and has no remaining time to serve,
including:
(1) any incomplete term of incarceration,
(2) any remaining parole or supervision, or
(3) any incomplete period of probation, or
d. been granted a pardon pursuant to federal or state law
and have no other outstanding sentence under any other
felony conviction; and
2. Any person who has been adjudged to be an incapacitated
person as such term is defined by Section 1 -111 of Title 30 of the
Oklahoma Statutes shall be ineligible to register to vote. When
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such incapacitated person has been adjudged to be no longer
incapacitated such person shall be eligible to become a registered
voter. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit any
person adjudged to be a partially incapacitated person as such term
is defined by Section 1 -111 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes
from being eligible to register to vote unless the order adjudging
the person to be partially incapacitated restricts such person from
being eligible to register to vote.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective January 1, 2025. ”
Passed the Senate the 16th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1629 By: Goodwin of the House
and
Young of the Senate
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-101, which relates to voter reg istration;
modifying conditions for voter eligibility; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 202 1, Section 4-101, is
amended to read as foll ows:
Section 4-101. Every person who is a qualified elector as
defined by Section 1 of Article III of the O klahoma Constitution
shall be entitled to become a registered voter in the precinct of
his or her residence, with the following conditions:
1. Persons convicted of a felony shall be eligibl e to register
to vote when they have:
a. fully served their sentence of court-mandated calendar
days or their sentence has been discharged, including
any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or
completed a period of probation ordered b y any court,
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b. received a commutation that reduced the sentence t o
time served pursuant to federal or state law,
c. received a commutation for a crime that has been
reclassified from a felony to a misdemeanor pursuant
to federal or state law, or
d. been granted a pardon pursuant to federal or state
law; and
2. Any person who has bee n adjudged to be an incapacitated
person as such term is defined by Section 1 -111 of Title 30 of the
Oklahoma Statutes shall be ineligible to regi ster to vote. When
such incapacitated person has been adjudged to be no longer
incapacitated such person shal l be eligible to become a registered
voter. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit any
person adjudged to be a partially incapacitat ed person as such term
is defined by Section 1-111 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes
from being eligible to register to vote unless the order adjudging
the person to be partially incapacitated restricts such person from
being eligible to register to vot e.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate