Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1659 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/16/2024

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
SENATE BILL 1659 	By: Stewart 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 20 21, 
Section 4-102, which relates to voter registration; 
requiring reregistration to vote in certain 
elections; requiring certain information be provided 
to county election board; removing eligibility to 
vote in certain elections under certain 
circumstances; defining term; requiring certain 
identification documents to be made available to th e 
public; and providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 20 21, Section 4-102, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 4-102. A. No person shall be permitted to vote in any 
election conducted by any county election board unless such person 
is a registered voter, unless otherwise provided by law. 
B.  Beginning with the 2025 election cycle , all eligible voters 
shall reregister to vote and provide proof of United States 
citizenship and proo f of current residence to the appropriate county   
 
 
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election board to be eligible to vote in any local, state, or 
federal election. 
C.  Any voter who fails to reregister pursuant to subsection B 
of this section but who meets the requirements set forth in the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993, shall be placed on a 
Federal Election Only list and shall not be eligible to vote in any 
local or state election. 
D.  As used in this secti on, “proof of United States 
citizenship” means one of the following documents: 
1.  An original birth document issue d by a state, the District 
of Columbia, or any commonwealth or territory of the United States 
or a certified copy th ereof; 
2.  An original birth certificate issued by the federal 
government or a certified copy thereof; 
3.  An original Consular Report of Birth Abroad or certified 
copy thereof; 
4.  An original Certificate of Citizenship (Form N -560 or N-561) 
or certified copy thereof; 
5.  An original Certificate of Naturalization ( Form N-550, N-570 
or N-578) or certified copy thereof ; or 
6.  A valid United States passport. 
Copies of such documents shall be made by the appropr iate county 
election board and kept available for public inspection pursuant to 
the Oklahoma Open Records Act.   
 
 
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SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 
 
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