2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 26. Elections
§26-14-105. Voters absent from county on election day - Application for ballot.
A. Any registered voter may apply for an absentee ballot in person at the county election board, by United States mail, by facsimile device as defined in Section 1862 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or by a means of electronic communication designated by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe a form to be used for the application, although any application setting forth substantially the same facts shall be valid.
B. 1. A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot by means of electronic communication shall provide his or her name, birth date, an identification number, and other information as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The name, birth date, and identification number provided on the application must match the name, birth date, and identification number in the voter registration record in order to apply for an absentee ballot pursuant to this subsection.
2. If the voter does not recall which identification number he or she included in the voter registration record, the voter may provide multiple identification numbers, at least one of which must match the identification number in the voter registration record if such record included an identification number. If the name, birth date, or any identification number provided does not match the voter registration record, the voter shall be informed of the failure to match the voter registration record and shall be provided information and instruction to contact the county election board.
3. If the voter registration record on file with the county election board does not contain a birth date or identification number, the voter shall not be eligible to apply for an absentee ballot by means of electronic communication but may apply for an absentee ballot pursuant to subsection C of this section.
4. Identifying information such as birth date and identification number shall not be modified online in an existing voter registration except as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this title.
5. No later than January 1, 2023, a registered voter applying for an absentee ballot pursuant to this subsection who meets the criteria provided in Section 7-115.1 of this title shall be required to confirm his or her address prior to submitting an application for absentee ballot by means of electronic communication.
C. 1. A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot in person, by United States mail, or by facsimile device shall provide his or her name, birth date, an identification number, and other information as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The name, birth date, and identification number provided on the application must match the name, birth date, and identification number in the voter registration record.
2. If the voter does not recall which identification number he or she included in the voter registration record, the voter may provide multiple identification numbers, at least one of which must match the identification number in the voter registration record if such record included an identification number. If the voter registration record does not contain a birth date or an identification number, the absentee ballot application shall be accepted without a match of a birth date or an identification number.
D. For purposes of this section, "identification number" means a number submitted on the registration application pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection A of Section 4-112 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 5, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.5 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 26, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 344, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1982, S.J.R. No. 29, § 1; Laws 1983, c. 171, § 22; Laws 1984, c. 204, § 4, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 78, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985; Laws 1991, c. 277, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2013, c. 200, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2022, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
