Title 26, Title 26 — Elections

counted - Transmission by facsimile device. In the event that an absentee ballot mailed to a voter identified by Section 14-142 of this title or otherwise transmitted to a voter as provided by law cannot be received by the voter, voted and returned to the secretary of the county …

A. For ballots transmitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-118 of this title, the voter shall be required to mark the voter’s ballots in ink or other manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board, seal the ballots in the plain opaque envelope, fill ou…

officially authorized leave or spouses thereof - Authorization to vote. Any person eligible to register, who has been honorably discharged or is on officially authorized leave from the Uniformed Services of the United States, or who has been terminated in such service or employme…

A registered voter whose application is on file and who lost or did not receive absentee ballots may apply for a second set of absentee ballots if more than seven (7) days have passed since the ballots were transmitted to the voter by the county election board. To receive a secon…

When received, the secretary of the county election board shall cause envelopes containing absentee ballots to be placed in a ballot box, locked with three locks, in a secure place. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 22, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.22 of this title b…

A. At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday preceding the election, or at such time thereafter as the secretary of the county election board may desire, the county election board may meet and publicly remove the outer envelopes from all absentee ballots then received, examine and remove properl…

The secretary of the county election board shall appoint absentee counters as authorized by the State Election Board, said absentee counters meeting all qualifications required of precinct counters. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 24, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.2…

A. On the day of the election at such time as the secretary of the county election board may prescribe, the county election board shall meet at the county courthouse or at the offices of the county election board if located elsewhere to count absentee ballots in the following man…

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe all forms to be used in administering absentee ballot provisions of the law. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 27, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.27 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 19…

The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe instructions for voting by absentee ballot. A copy of said instructions shall be mailed to each voter requesting an absentee ballot. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 28, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.28 of thi…

The secretary of each county election board shall cause to be printed the words "Absentee Ballot Request" next to the voter's name on the precinct registry for all voters in a precinct who have requested absentee ballots prior to election day. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 29, op…

The secretary of each county election board shall publicly post a list of all voters by precinct who have requested absentee ballots at the office of the county election board on the day preceding the election. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 30, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered …

All materials used for procuring and casting an absentee ballot shall be retained by the secretary of the county election board for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the day of the election. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 32, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.3…

In the event a voter's application or affidavit is rejected for any reason, the secretary of the county election board shall immediately notify said voter in writing of the rejection and the reason therefor. Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 33, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered fro…

and overseas citizens. If a national or local emergency or other situation arises which makes substantial compliance with the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986, as amended, impossible or unreasonable, such as a natural disaster …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act”. Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.

As used in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act: 1. “Covered voter” means: a. a uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in this state, b. a uniformed-service voter defined in subparagraph a of paragraph 9 of this section, whose voting reside…

The voting procedures in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act apply to: 1. A general, special, presidential preferential primary, primary or runoff primary election for federal office; 2. A general, special, primary or runoff primary election for statewide or state legisl…

Act. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board is the state official responsible for implementing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act and the state’s responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff et seq. B. Th…

In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible to vote in this state shall use and must be assigned to the voting precinct of the address of the last place of residence of the voter in this state, or, in the case of a voter described by subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of…

A. To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent. B. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to re…

A. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular absentee ballot application in use in the voter's jurisdiction under Section 14-101 et seq. of this title or the federal postcard application or the applic…

An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by the last day for other voters in this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election. An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election, whether or not timely, is effective as an ap…

A. For an election described in paragraph 1 or 2 of Section 3 of this act for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to Section 579 of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(g)(2), the election official in each jurisdiction charged with d…

To be valid, a military-overseas ballot must be received by the appropriate local election official not later than the close of the polls, or the voter must submit the ballot for electronic transmission or other authorized means of delivery not later than 12:01 a.m., at the place…

A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 3 of this act. Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.

A. A valid military-overseas ballot cast in accordance with Section 10 of this act must be counted if it is delivered by 7:00 p.m. the day of the election to the address that the appropriate state or local election office has specified. B. If, at the time of completing a military…

A military-overseas ballot must include or be accompanied by a declaration signed by the voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a conviction of perjury under the laws of the United States or this state. Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, §…

The Secretary of the State Election Board, in coordination with local election officials, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether: 1. The voter’s federal postcard application or oth…

A. The local election official shall request an electronic-mail address from each covered voter who registers to vote after November 1, 2011. An electronic-mail address provided by a covered voter may not be made available to the public or any individual or organization other tha…

A. At least one hundred (100) days before a regularly scheduled election and as soon as practicable before an election not regularly scheduled, an official in each jurisdiction charged with printing and distributing ballots and balloting material shall prepare an election notice …

A. If a voter’s mistake or omission in the completion of a document under the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission does not invalidate the document. Failure to satisfy a nonsubst…

A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act on application by: 1. A covered voter alleging a grievance under this act; or 2. An election official in thi…

In applying and construing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Added by Laws 2011, c. 340, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.

The Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authoriz…

Any person deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense under the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be confined as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or fined not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), o…

Any person who votes more than once at any election, who votes in a precinct after having transferred voter registration to a new precinct, or who, knowing that he or she is not eligible to vote at an election, willfully votes at said election shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1…

Any unauthorized person who knowingly removes a ballot from a polling place or who knowingly carries a ballot into a polling place shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Added by Laws 2010, c. 176, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 480, eff. Ja…

Any person who knowingly executes a false application for an absentee ballot shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Added by Laws 2010, c. 176, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 486, § 481, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Any person who knowingly swears or affirms a false affidavit in order to become eligible to vote, to obtain and vote a provisional ballot, to obtain and vote an absentee ballot, or to cause the cancellation of a qualified elector’s voter registration, shall be deemed guilty of a …

Any person who knowingly causes any qualified elector to be invalidly registered or anyone who knowingly causes any unqualified person to be registered shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Any person who knowingly causes the collection or submission of voter regis…

Any person, notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths who notarizes, verifies, acknowledges or attests to the signature on the affidavit of an absent voter or on the attestation of an incapacitated voter, without the person whose affidavit or attestation is b…

A. It shall be a felony for any person to engage in or to conspire to engage in absentee ballot harvesting, as defined in Section 1 of this act, involving ten or more absentee ballots at any election conducted in this state by a county election board, the State Election Board or …

A. Any person who knowingly conspires to commit fraud or perpetrates fraud, or who steals supplies used to conduct an election, in order to change a voter's vote, or to change the composition of the official ballot or ballots, or to change the counting of the ballots, or to chang…

Any person who offers, solicits or accepts something of value intended to directly or indirectly influence the vote of the person soliciting or accepting same shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense; provided, the gifting of an envelope, stamp, or both an envelope and…

Any person who shall offer or give to another anything of value to induce or cause such other person to withdraw from a political contest as a candidate or nominee at any election shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-107, operative…

Any person who shall solicit or accept from another anything of value for withdrawing from any political contest as a candidate or nominee for any office at any election shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-108, operative Jan. 1, 1…

A. Any person who, by means of coercion, providing false or misleading information or any other method, knowingly attempts to prevent a qualified elector from becoming registered, or a registered voter from voting, shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense. B. Any perso…

Any person deemed guilty of a misdemeanor under provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, be confined to the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or both. Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 16-110, operative Jan. 1, …

Any person who electioneers within three hundred (300) feet of the entrance to a polling place or in-person absentee voting site or a person who is standing in line to vote outside the polling place or in-person absentee voting site while an election is in progress, and any perso…