Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-14-142
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Military-overseas ballot - Application methods
Official statutory text
A. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may
apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 178
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 application's electronic equivalent.
Requirements for matching of name, birth date, and identification
number established pursuant to Section 14-105 of this title shall
apply to applications for absentee ballots under this section.
B. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state
may use a federal postcard application or the application's
electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote
under Section 14-141 of this title and for a military-overseas
ballot.
C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall ensure that
the electronic transmission system described in subsection C of
Section 14-139 of this title is capable of accepting the submission
of both a federal postcard application and any other approved
electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the
appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic
transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a
military-overseas ballot.
D. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a
federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-
overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal
write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the
appropriate election official by the last day for other voters in
this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election
pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-103 of this title.
E. To receive the benefits of the Uniform Military and Overseas
Voters Act, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election
official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing
the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter
include:
1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-
in absentee ballot;
2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter
registration application or ballot application; and
3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application
or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify
the voter as a covered voter.
F. This act does not preclude a covered voter from voting under
the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title.
apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 178
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 application's electronic equivalent.
Requirements for matching of name, birth date, and identification
number established pursuant to Section 14-105 of this title shall
apply to applications for absentee ballots under this section.
B. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state
may use a federal postcard application or the application's
electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote
under Section 14-141 of this title and for a military-overseas
ballot.
C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall ensure that
the electronic transmission system described in subsection C of
Section 14-139 of this title is capable of accepting the submission
of both a federal postcard application and any other approved
electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the
appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic
transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a
military-overseas ballot.
D. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a
federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-
overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal
write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the
appropriate election official by the last day for other voters in
this state to apply for an absentee ballot for that election
pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-103 of this title.
E. To receive the benefits of the Uniform Military and Overseas
Voters Act, a covered voter must inform the appropriate election
official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing
the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter
include:
1. The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-
in absentee ballot;
2. The use of an overseas address on an approved voter
registration application or ballot application; and
3. The inclusion on an approved voter registration application
or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify
the voter as a covered voter.
F. This act does not preclude a covered voter from voting under
the provisions of Section 14-101 et seq. of this title.
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