2021 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 26. Elections
§26-4-109.3. Motor vehicle licensing agencies - Voter registration.
A. When a qualified elector applies for issuance or renewal of an Oklahoma driver license, or issuance of a state identification card issued pursuant to Section 6-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, he or she shall be provided voter registration services as required by the National Voter Registration Act. All completed paper voter registration applications shall be transmitted by the agency accepting the application at the close of business each week to the State Election Board in preaddressed, postage prepaid envelopes provided by the State Election Board. If a person registers or declines to register to vote, the office at which the person submits the voter registration application or the fact that the person declined to register shall remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.
B. A change of address for an Oklahoma driver license or state identification card submitted by a registered voter shall also serve as a change of address for voter registration purposes if the new address is within the same county where the voter is registered to vote. If the new address is outside the county where the voter is currently registered to vote, the voter shall be sent a notice and application with instructions for registering to vote at the new address. A change of address for an Oklahoma driver license or state identification card shall not be used to update a voter registration address if the registrant states in writing that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes.
C. Motor license agents shall receive fifty cents ($0.50) per valid paper voter registration application or application for change in voter registration taken by themselves and employees of the motor license agent's office taken at the agent's office, payable by the State Election Board.
D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall notify the Secretary of the State Election Board of motor license agent appointments. The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety shall notify the Secretary of the State Election Board of motor license agents qualified to issue driver licenses.
E. The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to develop with the Department of Public Safety a system to electronically transmit voter registration applications from motor license agencies to the State Election Board or county election boards. Such system shall be consistent with the requirements for electronic submission of voter registration applications provided in Section 4-109.4 of this title.
F. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall promulgate rules and procedures to implement the requirements of this section.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 87, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 326, § 3, emerg. eff. May 24, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 242, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2017.
