Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1013 By: Dahm
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to elections; creating the Elec tion
66	66	Notary Accountability Act; providing short title;
67	67	requiring notary public to submit co py of log to
68	68	county election board within certain time period;
69	69	establishing misdemeanor offense; imposing certain
70	70	fine; subjecting notaries public to investigation for
71	71	election fraud under certain circumstances; requiring
72	72	certain referral to district attorney; requiring
73	73	investigation under certain circumstances; providing
74	74	for codification; and providing effective date .
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
81	81	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14-108.2 of Title 26, unless
82	82	there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
83	83	A. This act shall be know n and may be cited as the “Election
84	84	Notary Accountability Act”.
85	85	B. On or after the effective date of this act, within thirty
86	86	(30) days after an election, each notary public shall submit a copy
87	87	of his or her notary log required pursuant to subsection B of
88	88	Section 14-108.1 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes covering the
89	89	ninety (90) days preceding the election to the county election board
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141	141	of the notary’s residency for verific ation of the number of ballots
142	142	notarized by the notary public. A notary public who does not comply
143	143	with the requirements of this section shall be, upon conviction,
144	144	guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed Five
145	145	Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per instance.
146	146	C. A notary public who intent ionally provides a false copy of
147	147	the notary log shall be subject to prosecution for election fraud.
148	148	If the county election board determines that a notary has notarized
149	149	more than the authorized number of ballots or violated any other
150	150	provision of this act, the board shall notify the district attorney
151	151	who shall investigate any possible crimi nal violation.
152	152	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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