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OklahomaHB 1865Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Elections; directing for ballots to be printed in advance of election; hours for voting; clarifying applicability to county election board; directing voter appear at assigned polling place; prohibiting voting centers; effective date; emergency.

Sponsored By: Eric Roberts (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Paper ballots and private voting access

All ballots are on paper. Every precinct and in-person absentee site must let blind, disabled, or non-reading voters vote privately and on their own, as set by the Secretary of the State Election Board. Ballots for each precinct are printed before election day; the Secretary can allow extra printing on election day for shortages or emergencies under Section 22-101. The act declares an emergency, so these rules take effect on passage, despite a general effective date of July 1, 2025.

Set hours and precinct-only voting

Polling places open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for primaries, runoffs, generals, and other county-run elections. If you are in line at 7:00 p.m., you can vote. On election day, you must vote at your assigned precinct polling place. Vote centers are not allowed on election day; the Secretary may allow one only during an emergency under Section 22-101, and only for affected precincts. Counties may use subprecincts and may assign officials to more than one precinct at a shared site when allowed by law. If federal law sets hours for a federal election, all elections that day follow those hours. The act declares an emergency, so these rules take effect on passage, despite a general effective date of July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Eric Roberts

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Micheal Bergstrom

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 198 • No: 44

House vote • 5/15/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 68 • No: 16

Senate vote • 5/7/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 37 • No: 8

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Committee vote: Judiciary

Yes: 7 • No: 1

House vote • 3/12/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 70 • No: 15

House vote • 2/25/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 11 • No: 3

House vote • 2/10/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 5 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 05/22/2025

    5/27/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/19/2025House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/19/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/19/2025House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/15/2025House

  6. Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16

    5/15/2025House

  7. SA's read, adopted

    5/15/2025House

  8. SA's received

    5/8/2025House

  9. Engrossed to House

    5/8/2025Senate

  10. Referred for engrossment

    5/7/2025Senate

  11. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 8

    5/7/2025Senate

  12. General Order, Considered

    5/7/2025Senate

  13. Placed on General Order

    4/24/2025Senate

  14. Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed

    4/22/2025Senate

  15. Second Reading referred to Judiciary

    4/1/2025Senate

  16. First Reading

    3/13/2025Senate

  17. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/13/2025House

  18. Referred for engrossment

    3/12/2025House

  19. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 15

    3/12/2025House

  20. General Order

    3/12/2025House

  21. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

    2/26/2025House

  22. Authored by Senator Bergstrom (principal Senate author)

    2/11/2025House

  23. Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics

    2/11/2025House

  24. Referred to Elections and Ethics

    2/4/2025House

  25. Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

    2/4/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/19/2025

    PDF

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/23/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/13/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    2/28/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/26/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/26/2025

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    2/11/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/16/2025

    PDF

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