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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 953 By: Deevers
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to election integrity; creating the
66	66	Election Integrity Enforcement Act; providing short
67	67	title; authorizing certain civil actions; stating
68	68	criteria for certain actions; authorizing access to
69	69	relevant records; requiring certain confidentiality;
70	70	requiring annual report; requiring prior approval
71	71	before initiation of certain actions; prohibiting
72	72	frivolous actions; authorizing pr omulgation of rules;
73	73	providing for noncodification; providing for
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75	75	declaring an emergency.
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law not to be
83	83	codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
84	84	This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Election
85	85	Integrity Enforcement Act ”.
86	86	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
87	87	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 16-105.1 of Title 26, unless
88	88	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
89	89	A. 1. District attorneys in this state are hereby authorized
90	90	to initiate civil actions on behalf of voters within their
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142	142	respective judicial dis tricts in cases where election irregularities
143	143	or fraud are alleged to have occurred.
144	144	2. District attorneys shall have standing to bring actions in
145	145	district court to:
146	146	a. investigate and address violations of election laws,
147	147	including, but not limited to, vo ter fraud, ballot
148	148	tampering, unlawful voting practices, and breaches of
149	149	voting machine security,
150	150	b. seek injunctive relief to prevent further violations
151	151	or irregularities, and
152	152	c. pursue restitution or other remedies as deemed
153	153	appropriate by the court to pr otect the rights of
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155	155	B. 1. District attorneys may request access to relevant
156	156	election records and data from the State Election Board and county
157	157	election boards to support investigations and litigation efforts.
158	158	2. All records obtained for investig ation shall remain
159	159	confidential except as required by law or court order.
160	160	3. Reports on litigation outcomes must be submitted annually to
161	161	the Oklahoma State Election Board for review and public record.
162	162	C. 1. Any action initiated under this act must rece ive prior
163	163	approval from the district court in the judicial district where the
164	164	alleged irregularity occurred. The court shall assess whether the
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216	216	allegations present a prima facie case of election fraud or
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218	218	2. District attorneys shall not file lawsuits frivolously.
219	219	3. Penalties for repeated misuse of this authority inc lude
220	220	censure, suspension, or removal under applicable state law.
221	221	D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall be
222	222	authorized to promulgate rules necessary to facilitate the
223	223	implementation of this act.
224	224	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
225	225	SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
226	226	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
227	227	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
228	228	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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