Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-14-118

A. 1. When an application for an absentee ballot from a

uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter pursuant to Section 14-

142 of this title is received by the secretary of a county election

board, it shall be the duty of the secretary to transmit by United

States mail, by facsimile device as defined in Section 1862 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or as provided in subsection B of this

section the ballots which the elector has requested and is entitled

to receive.

2. When an application for an absentee ballot is received at

least forty-five (45) days before a regular election involving state

offices or a regular or special election involving federal offices,

the absentee ballot shall be transmitted by mail, by electronic

mail, or by other means of electronic communication, as provided in

this section, or by facsimile device as provided in Section 14-118.1

of this title, not less than forty-five (45) days preceding the

election.

3. When an application for an absentee ballot for a regular

election involving state offices or a regular or special election

involving federal offices is received less than forty-five (45) days

preceding the election, the absentee ballot shall be transmitted by

mail, by electronic mail, or by other means of electronic

communication, as provided in this section, or by facsimile device

as provided in Section 14-118.1 of this title, within forty-eight

(48) hours of receipt of the application.

4. When an application for an absentee ballot is received for a

special election involving state offices, the absentee ballot shall

be transmitted by mail, by electronic mail, or by other means of

electronic communication, as provided in this section, or by

facsimile device as provided in Section 14-118.1 of this title, as

soon as practicable preceding the date of the election.

B. The secretary of the county election board may transmit

balloting materials for any state or federal election, or for any

other election as designated by the Secretary of the State Election

Board as provided in subsection D of this section, by electronic

mail or by other means of electronic communication in a form and

manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board, if

the voter:

1. Is a Federal Post Card Application registrant and is

eligible to receive an absentee ballot as provided by law;

2. Provides an electronic mail address; and

3. Requests that balloting materials be sent by electronic

mail.

If the secretary of the county election board transmits a ballot

to a voter by electronic mail or by other means of electronic

communication as provided in this subsection, the secretary shall

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amend the voter's federal postcard application for future elections

to include the voter's electronic mail address.

C. An electronic mail address provided under this section is

confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes

of the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The secretary of the county

election board shall ensure that an electronic mail address provided

under this section is excluded from disclosure.

D. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall determine if

balloting materials for any election other than a state or federal

election may be produced in a form which would allow them to be

transmitted by electronic mail or by other means of electronic

communication. If so, the Secretary shall so designate them. If

such designation is not made, the balloting materials may be

transmitted to the voter as provided in subsection A of this

section.

E. All other provisions of this title that would normally apply

to a ballot voted under this title apply to a ballot provided

pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section.

F. The Secretary of the State Election Board may suspend the

provisions of subsection B of this section if the Secretary
materials may be

transmitted to the voter as provided in subsection A of this

section.

E. All other provisions of this title that would normally apply

to a ballot voted under this title apply to a ballot provided

pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section.

F. The Secretary of the State Election Board may suspend the

provisions of subsection B of this section if the Secretary

determines that electronic transmission of balloting materials is

not in the best interest of the people of this state due to a

potential problem with the security of the balloting materials.