Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB659 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/14/2025

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
SENATE BILL 659 	By: Deevers 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to voter registration; creating the 
Voter Registration Integrity Act; providing short 
title; defining terms; requiring c ertain 
verification; directing retention of records for a 
period of time; creating certain offense; providing 
for penalties; requiring certain oversight; providing 
for annual report; providing for noncodification; 
providing for codification; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be 
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: 
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Voter 
Registration Integrity Act ”. 
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: 
A.  As used in this act: 
1. “Legal citizen” means an individual who is a citizen of the 
United States under federal law ;   
 
 
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2. “Resident of Oklahoma ” means an individual who resides 
within the State of Oklahoma and meets the residency requirements 
for voter registration under the laws of this state; and 
3. “State agency” means all state agencies including , but not 
limited to, Service Oklahoma, licensed operators, and any entity 
authorized to process voter registration applications. 
B.  No state agency, including Serv ice Oklahoma and licensed 
operators, shall provide voter registration material s to any 
individual without first verifying that the individual is a legal 
citizen and resident of this state in accordance with all applicable 
laws.  Agencies shall document and retain records of citizenship and 
residency verification for a minimum of five (5) years. 
C.  Any individual agent of a state agency who knowingly and 
willfully violates this act by providing voter registration 
materials without first verifying citizenshi p and residency, as 
required, shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor , 
punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars 
($5,000.00), a term of imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 
thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and impriso nment. 
D.  The Secretary of the State Election Board shall provide 
oversight to ensure compliance with this act. 
E.  Any state agency that processes voter registration materials 
shall submit an annual compliance report to the State Election Board 
no later than January 31 of each year for the preceding year.   
 
 
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SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
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