Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1007 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/09/2025

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 1007 	By: Olsen of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Prieto of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to elections; declaring that an 
identification issued by an educational institution 
is not valid proof of identity to regi ster to vote; 
amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -114, which relates 
to proof of identity for voting; clarifying that an 
identification issued by an educational institutio n 
is not valid proof of identity to vote; providing for 
codification; and providing an e ffective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA : 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4 -109.5 of Title 26, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
An identification card issued by a school, university, or other 
educational institution does not constitute valid proof of identi ty 
for purposes of registering to vote in the State of Oklahoma . 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     26 O.S. 2021, Section 7 -114, is 
amended to read as follows:   
 
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Section 7-114.  A.  Each person appearing to vote shall announce 
that person's name to the judge of the precinct and shall provide 
proof of identity, whereupon the judge shall dete rmine whether the 
person's name is in the precinct registry.  As used in this section, 
"proof of identity" shall mean a document that satisfies all of the 
following: 
1. The document shows the name of the person to whom the 
document was issued, and the nam e substantially conforms to the name 
in the precinct registry; 
2.  The document shows a photograph of the person to whom the 
document was issued; 
3.  The document inclu des an expiration date, which is after the 
date of the election in which the person is a ppearing to vote.  The 
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to: 
a. an identification card that is valid indefinitely, or 
b. an identification card issued by a b ranch of the armed 
services of the United States to a person who is a 
member of such branch or is retired therefrom; and 
4.  The document was issued by the United Sta tes, the State of 
Oklahoma or the government of a federally recognized Indian tribe or 
nation; and 
5.  An identification card issued by a school, university, or 
other educational institution does not constitute valid proof of 
identity.   
 
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Provided, if the person presents a voter identification card 
issued by the appropriate county election board, such card may serve 
as proof of identity without meeting the requirements of paragraphs 
2 and 3 of this subsection. 
B.  1.  If a person declines to or is unable to pr oduce proof of 
identity, the person may sign a statement under oath, in a form 
approved by the Secretary of the State Election Board, swearing or 
affirming that the person is the person identified on the precinct 
registry, and shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot in a 
manner consistent with the provisions of Section 7 -116.1 of this 
title. 
2.  A provisional ballot cast by a voter who declines or is 
unable to produce proof of identity shall only be considered 
verified and approved for counting if: 
a. the voter's name on the affidavit substantially 
conforms to the voter 's name in the voter registration 
database, except as provided in paragraph 3 of this 
subsection, 
b. the voter's residence address on the affidavit 
substantially conforms to the voter 's residence 
address in the voter registration database, except as 
provided in paragraph 4 of this subsection, 
c. the voter's date of birth matches the information in 
the voter registration database,   
 
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d. the voter's Oklahoma driver license number or the last 
four digits of the voter 's Social Security number on 
the affidavit matches the information in the voter 
registration database.  The provisions of this 
subparagraph shall not apply if the voter was not 
required to provide a driver license number or the 
last four digits of the voter 's Social Security number 
at the time of registration, and 
e. the provisional ballot meets the eligibility 
requirements set forth in Section 7 -116.1 of this 
title. 
3.  A voter casting a provisional ballot as provided in this 
section who has legally changed his or her name, but has not updated 
the name on the voter regist ry, may note this fact on the affidavit 
and submit a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election 
Board to update his or her name.  In such a case, and where the 
requirements of Section 4 -117 of this title are satisfied, the 
provisional ballot sh all be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsecti on. 
4.  A voter casting a provisional ballot as provided in this 
section who has changed his or her address of residence, but has not 
updated the address on the voter r egistry, may note this fact on the 
affidavit and submit a form to update the address pre scribed by the 
Secretary of the State Election Board.  In such a case, and where   
 
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the requirements of Section 4 -117 of this title are satisfied, the 
provisional ballot s hall be deemed to meet the requirements of 
subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsect ion. 
5.  False swearing or affirming under oath shall be punishable 
as a felony as provided in Section 16 -103 of this title, and the 
penalty shall be distinctly set for th on the face of the statement. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effec tive November 1, 2025. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated 
03/05/2025 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.