Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-14-144

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Ballot distribution

Official statutory text

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 distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall

transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who

submit a valid military-overseas ballot application as required by

Section 14-118 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting

materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose

facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered

by the voter’s jurisdiction, Internet delivery. The election

official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and

balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting

materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the

voter.

C. If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after

the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials

to voters, the official charged with distributing a ballot and

balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter not later than

two business days after the application arrives.

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