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1-An Act
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3-BILL NO. 1629 By: Goodwin, Pittman, Deck,
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40+An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
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50+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and
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55+Section 4-101, which relates to voter registration;
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62+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
63+SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -101, is
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65+Section 4-101. Every person who is a qualified elector as
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95+1. Persons convicted of a felony shall be eligible to register
96+to vote when they have :
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99+term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or
100+completed a period of probation ordered by any court ,
101+b. received a commutation that reduced the sentence of
102+any active felony conviction to time served pursuant
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104+sentence under any other felony conviction,
105+c. received a commutation pursuant to subsection F of
106+Section 332.2 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes for
107+a crime that has been reclassified from a felony to a
108+misdemeanor and has no remaining time to serve,
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111+(2) any remaining parole or supervision, or
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113+d. been granted a pardon pursuant to federal or state law
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115+felony conviction; and
116+2. Any person who has been adjudged to be an incapacitated
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145+such incapacitated person has been adjudged to be no longer
146+incapacitated such person shall be eligible to become a registered
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148+person adjudged to be a partially incapacitated person as such term
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151+the person to be partially incapacitated restricts such person from
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153+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective January 1, 2025. ”
154+Passed the Senate the 16th day of April, 2024.
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161+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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23-SUBJECT: Elections
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25214 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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27-SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -101, is
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30217 Section 4-101. Every person who is a qualified elector as
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35221 1. Persons convicted of a felony shall be eligibl e to register
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64260 2. Any person who has bee n adjudged to be an incapacitated
65261 person as such term is defined by Section 1 -111 of Title 30 of the
66262 Oklahoma Statutes shall be ineligible to regi ster to vote. When
67263 such incapacitated person has been adjudged to be no longer
68264 incapacitated such person shal l be eligible to become a registered
69265 voter. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit any
70266 person adjudged to be a partially incapacitat ed person as such term
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73269 the person to be partially incapacitated restricts such person from
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271+SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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102-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
103-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
104-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
105-By: _________________________________
106-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
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113-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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