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.

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