§ 26-4-113 — Voter identification cards.

Oklahoma § 26-4-113

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Title 26: Elections

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A. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall devise a voter identification card which shall be issued to every person who becomes a registered voter in Oklahoma. The voter identification card shall contain such information as is necessary to determine a registered voter’s eligibility. B. When a person registers to vote or changes his or her registration in any manner to require a new voter identification card, or upon the eighteenth birthday of a person who has submitted a voter registration application pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of Section 4-103 of this title, the county election board secretary in the county of the voter’s residence shall transmit the new voter identification card as acknowledgment of the transaction which may be the notice required in Section 4-103.1 of this title. New voter identification cards provided for in this subsection shall be mailed to the physical address of the voter if such address is valid to receive mail delivery; provided, however, the voter identification card shall be transmitted to the mailing address provided by the voter on his or her voter registration application if the mailing type or physical address meets one of the following exceptions: 1. The voter’s physical address of residence is not a valid address to receive mail delivery. A valid address is one that follows the correct standards and formatting of the United States Postal Service. A valid address shall have a street name, street number, city, state, and ZIP code. An invalid address is one that has a directional address or unknown structure under standards of the United States Postal Service or is otherwise not eligible to receive mail delivery from the United States Postal Service; 2. The voter cannot receive mail delivery at a physical address due to “No Mail Receptacle” according to the United States Postal Service; or 3. The mailing of the voter identification card is the result of an action initiated by the election board which may include notification to the voter of changes to a polling place, district lines, or precincts listed on the voter registration card. C. 1. If a voter registration card is mailed to the voter’s physical address and is returned to the election board by the postal service due to “No Mail Receptacle”, the voter registration card may be resent to the mailing address provided on the voter registration application. A person whose voter identification card was returned pursuant to this subsection may appear in person to request and be provided the returned voter registration card at the county election board by presenting proof of identity as described in subsection A of Section 7-114 of this title. 2. Upon determination that a voter’s physical address of residence cannot receive mail as described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection B of this section, the secretary of the county election board may make a notation of such information in the election management system, and any future mailings under the voter’s current voter registration may be mailed to the voter’s mailing address. D. The Secretary of the State Election Board may promulgate rules to implement the requirements of this section.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1974, c. 75, § 13, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Renumbered from § 93.43 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 10, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2004, c. 545, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2019, c. 216, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2022, c. 293, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Laws 2023, c. 357, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.