Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-14-139
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Implementation of Uniform Military and Overseas Voters
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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. The Secretary shall make available to covered voters
information regarding voter registration procedures for covered
voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The
Secretary may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only
to the state office designated in compliance with Section 102(b)(1)
of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 1973ff-1(b)(1).
C. The Secretary shall establish an electronic transmission
system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter
registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other
information under this act.
D. The Secretary shall:
1. Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including
privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents,
authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with
the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any
jurisdiction in this state; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 177
2. To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other
states to carry out this subsection.
E. The Secretary shall prescribe the form and content of a
declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific
representations pertaining to the voter’s identity, eligibility to
vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of
an overseas-military ballot. The declaration must be based on the
declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee
ballot, as modified to be consistent with this act. The Secretary
shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration,
including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration,
is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the
declaration is required.
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. The Secretary shall make available to covered voters
information regarding voter registration procedures for covered
voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The
Secretary may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only
to the state office designated in compliance with Section 102(b)(1)
of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 1973ff-1(b)(1).
C. The Secretary shall establish an electronic transmission
system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter
registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other
information under this act.
D. The Secretary shall:
1. Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including
privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents,
authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with
the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any
jurisdiction in this state; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 177
2. To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other
states to carry out this subsection.
E. The Secretary shall prescribe the form and content of a
declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific
representations pertaining to the voter’s identity, eligibility to
vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of
an overseas-military ballot. The declaration must be based on the
declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee
ballot, as modified to be consistent with this act. The Secretary
shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration,
including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration,
is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the
declaration is required.
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