Req. No. 11764 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 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) HOUSE BILL 1116 By: Stewart AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-103.1, as amended by Section 14, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4- 103.1), which relates to the procedure to register vote; modifying procedure to register to vote or update voter registration; directing for applicants interacting with a designated representative of Service Oklahoma to be automatically reg istered to vote; directing for minor applicants interacting with a designated representative of Service Oklahoma to be allowed opportunity to pre -register to vote; directing for voter registration and identification card to be completed upon turning eighte en; granting rulemaking authority to State Election Board and Service Oklahoma; providing for codification; 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 -103.1, as amended by Section 14, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 202 2 (26 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 4-103.1), is amended to read as follows: Section 4-103.1. A. A qualified elector may apply to register to vote or update a registration to vote b y: Req. No. 11764 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. Delivering by mail or otherwise a completed voter registration application to the State Election Board or any county election board; 2. Completing a voter registration application in person with any official of an agency described in Section 4 -109.2 of this title; 3. Completing a voter registration application in person as part of an application for issuance, renewal or change of address for a driver license or issuance of a state identification card issued pursuant to Section 6 -105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with a designated representative of Service Oklahoma; or 4. Completing a voter registration application electronically as provided in Section 4 -109.4 of this title.; or 4. The process outlined in Section 2 of this act. B. The secretary of the county election board for the county of the applicant's residence shall send to each applicant by nonforwardable, first -class United States mail a notice of the disposition of the application. Notice mailing costs shall be paid by the county. Provided, the Secretary of the State Election Board may authorize such notices to be sent by electronic means for voter registration applications submitted electronically. SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4 -103.2 of Title 26, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: Req. No. 11764 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Applicants for issuance, renewal, or change of address for a driver license or issuance of a state identification card issued pursuant to Section 6-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with a designated representative of Service Oklahoma, shall be automatically registered to vote and the State Election Board shall issue a voter identification card. SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 4-103.3 of Title 26, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Minor applicants for issuance of a driver license or issuance of a state identif ication card issued pursuant to Section 6-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes with a designated representative of Service Oklahoma, who are older than sixteen (16) years of age, shall be allowed to pre -register to vote by providing the same necessary information required to register to vote. B. Upon turning eighteen (18) years of age, the pre-registered voter shall be automatically registered, and the State Election Board shall issue a voter identification card. C. The State Election Board and Servic e Oklahoma are permitted to make rules necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-11764 MJ 01/07/25