Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB426 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 04/25/2024

                     
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT 
 TO 
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 426 By: Burns and Rogers of the 
Senate 
 
  and 
 
  West (Rick) of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to voter registration; amendin g 26 
O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as amended by Section 18, 
Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp . 2022, Section 
4-112), which relates to r egistration applications; 
authorizing secretary of county election board to 
utilize certain technology for certain purp ose; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
AUTHOR:  Add the following House Coauthors:  Williams, Gann, 
Steagall, Boles, Maynard, Crosswhite Hader, West 
(Kevin), Hays, and Sims 
 
AUTHOR:  Add the following Senate Coauthors:  Jett and 
Hamilton 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1.  Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill 
and insert: 
 
 
 
 
"An Act relating to the World Health Organizatio n; 
prohibiting enforcement of policies required or 
recommended by the World Health Organ ization; 
providing for codification; providing an effective 
date; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
   
 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A: 
SECTION 1.    NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6301 of Title 74 , unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A. The World Health Organization, the United Nations and the 
World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction in the State of 
Oklahoma.  The state and its political subdivisions, inclu ding, but 
not limited to, counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, 
school districts, school administrative uni ts, or quasi-public 
entities, shall not engage in the enforcement of, or any 
collaboration with the enforcement of , any requirements, 
instructions, mandates, recommendations, or guidance provided by the 
World Health Organization , the United Nations or the World Economic 
Forum. 
B. Any mandates, recomme ndations, instructions, communications 
or guidance issued by the W orld Health Organizati on, the United 
Nations or the World Economic Forum shall not be used in thi s state 
as a basis for action, nor to direct, order or otherwise impose, 
contrary to the constitution and laws of the State of Oklahoma any 
requirements whatsoever, including those for masks, vaccines or 
medical testing, or gather any public or private inf ormation about 
the state's citizens or residen ts, and shall have no force or effect 
in the State of Oklahoma. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective June 1, 2024.   
 
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SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval." 
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of April, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the House of 
 	Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ____ day of _______ ___, 2024. 
 
 
 
 
  
Presiding Officer of the Senate 
   
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 426 	By: Burns and Rogers of the 
Senate 
 
  and 
 
  West (Rick) of the House 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to voter registration; amendin g 26 
O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as amended by Section 18, 
Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp . 2022, Section 
4-112), which relates to registrat ion applications; 
authorizing secretary of county election board to 
utilize certain technology for certain purp ose; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 4.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, as 
amended by Section 18, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2 022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2022, 
Section 4-112), is amended to read as follo ws: 
Section 4-112. A.  The Secretary of the State Election Board 
shall devise and distribute a registrati on application form to b e 
used for registering voters.  Such registration application shall 
contain the following information: 
1.  The applicant’s full name and date of birth, county and 
place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the provisions 
of subsection G of this s ection;   
 
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2.  A space or section to designate a political party recognized 
by the laws of the State of Oklaho ma with which the applicant 
chooses to be affiliated; 
3.  The Oklahoma driver license or identification card number if 
the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or 
identification card by Service Oklahoma, or if the applicant does 
not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or identification card, the 
last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number; 
4.  An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a 
registered voter; and 
5.  Such other information as may be d eemed necessary by the 
Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her 
eligibility. 
B.  A voter registration application shall be signed by the 
applicant in writing.  The applicant shall personally subscribe his 
or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no 
agent, representative or employee of the applican t may sign or mark 
on the applicant’s behalf.  The signature or mark must be the 
original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.  
No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute 
signature, autograph or mark will be valid .  Notwithstanding any law 
to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall 
prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally 
making a mark to complete a voter registration application with   
 
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assistance of an official of any v oter registration agency or 
licensed operator specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this 
title.  Provided, for applicat ions submitted electronically, in lieu 
of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the 
applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or 
identification card signature as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this 
title. 
C.  Persons who do not indicate a recognize d political party or 
political organization on their registration application shall be 
designated as Independents. 
D.  Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the 
State Election Board for permission to print, co py or otherwise 
prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the 
Secretary of the State Election Boar d.  The Secretary may revoke any 
such permission at any time. 
E.  All registration applicat ions shall be distributed to the 
public at no charge. 
F.  The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and 
use the National Mail Voter Registration Form , or its successor, as 
required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.  Provided, 
to be accepted as a valid voter registration a pplication, the form 
shall include the applicant’s original, handwritten signature, 
autograph or mark as described in s ubsection B of this section.   
 
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G.  Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter 
registration in any way shall provide a residen ce address and, if 
different from the residence address, a mailing address.  A 
residence address shall include the str eet address of the residence, 
including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or 
suite number, if applicable, and zip code .  If a street address is 
not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such 
information as the Secretary of the State Election Board deems 
necessary for voter registration purposes.  A post office box may 
not be given as a residence address .  A mailing address, which shall 
include the city and zip code, may be the actual emergency 
notification or 911 address on file in the local community, a rural 
route and box number, a post office box number or a st reet address. 
The secretary of a county ele ction board may utilize global 
positioning system (GPS) technology to ensure a voter is assigned to 
the appropriate precinct. 
H.  A full or partial Social Security number or driver license 
number in a voter registration record or a voter registration 
application shall not be considered a public record and shall be 
kept confidential by the State Election Board and ea ch county 
election board. 
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.   
 
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Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2023. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives