Req. No. 2521 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) SENATE BILL 1988 By: Standridge AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to voter registration; amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -115.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2023 (26 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 4-115.2), which relates to confidentiality of residence and mailing address; adding class es of persons allowed to make certain application; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-115.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 147, O.S.L. 2023 (26 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 4-115.2), is amended to read as follows: Section 4-115.2. A. 1. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to promulgate rules to ke ep confidential the residence and mailing address, upon application to do so, of individual registered voters who are members of ce rtain classes as described in paragraph 2 of this sub section. 2. Classes shall be limited to the judiciary, d istrict attorneys, assistant distr ict attorneys, public defenders, attorneys employed by the Oklahoma Indigent De fense System, Uniformed Services Req. No. 2521 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 members, law enforcem ent personnel and the immedi ate family of law enforcement personnel, correct ional officers, the secretary, assistant secretary, employees, and members of a county elec tion board or the State Election Board , persons who are protected by victim’s protection orders, the spouses and depe ndents of the members of such classes, and persons who are certified by t he Secretary of State as participants in the Address Confidentiali ty Program established b y Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 3. Such address information shall be p rovided to a candidate or candidate representative or other lawful author ity in anticipation or as part of a contest of candidacy or contes t of an election as provided for in this title or as part of a petition chal lenge as provided by law. However, no in formation concerning the address of a certified Address Confidentiality P rogram participant shall be released by election officials to any person for any purpose exce pt under court order. B. As used in this section, “immediate family of law enforcement personnel” means a spouse, child by birth or adoption, stepchild or parent living at the same residence as the law enforcement personnel. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-2521 TEK 1/18/2024 2:20:04 PM