A.The Secretary of the State Election Board may join the State of Oklahoma as a member in one or more multistate voter list maintenance organizations. The Secretary is authorized to expend funds as available for membership fees, dues and other expenses related to such membership or to an agreement as described in subsection H of this section. Prior to the State of Oklahoma joining a multistate voter list maintenance organization, the organization shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the State Election Board that membership in the organization meets the requirements of this section.
B.Upon membership in an organization as provided in subsection A of this section, the Secretary of the State Election Board may provide voter registration data to the organization and Service Oklahoma
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A. The Secretary of the State Election Board may join the State of Oklahoma as a member in one or more multistate voter list maintenance organizations. The Secretary is authorized to expend funds as available for membership fees, dues and other expenses related to such membership or to an agreement as described in subsection H of this section. Prior to the State of Oklahoma joining a multistate voter list maintenance organization, the organization shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the State Election Board that membership in the organization meets the requirements of this section. B. Upon membership in an organization as provided in subsection A of this section, the Secretary of the State Election Board may provide voter registration data to the organization and Service Oklahoma may provide motor vehicle license data to the organization if such data is required to be provided as a condition of membership. The voter registration data and motor vehicle license data described in this subsection may include a person’s name, address, date of birth, driver license or state identification number, last four digits of a Social Security number or any other data required by the organization. Motor vehicle license data shall not be provided for persons who are identified as not being citizens of the United States. The transmission and storage of such data shall be done in a secure manner. C. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall not join a multistate voter list maintenance organization if any of the following requirements are a condition of membership in the organization: 1. A notification is required to be sent to persons who are eligible to vote but not yet registered to vote; 2. Membership in the organization includes any person or entity other than a state or territory of the United States; 3. The governing board of the organization includes any member or ex officio member who is not a representative of a state or territory of the United States; or 4. The organization provides or releases voter registration data or motor vehicle license data received from this state to any party other than a state or territory of the United States that is a member of the organization. D. 1. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which this state is a member provides United States Postal Service National Change of Address data regarding registered voters who have changed their address of residence within the state, the Secretary of the State Election Board may use the data pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-118.1, 4-120.2 or 7-115.1 of this title or the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993. 2. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which this state is a member provides Social Security Administration death records matching data regarding voters who are deceased, the Secretary of the State Election Board may use the data as authorized pursuant to Section 4-120.3 of this title. E. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which this state is a member provides or releases any voter registration data or motor vehicle license data received from this state to any party other than a state or territory that is a member of the organization, or if the data from this state is used by any member of the organization for a purpose other than voter list maintenance, the State of Oklahoma shall immediately withdraw as a member of the organization. F. The Oklahoma Attorney General shall have the authority to bring a civil action against the multistate voter list maintenance organization in a district court of this state for damages caused by the sharing of the data of this state as described in paragraph 4 of subsection C of this section. If the Attorney General declines to pursue action, the Secretary of the State Election Board, or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives jointly, may bring such civil action. G. 1. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause to be published annually on the website of the State Election Board the following costs associated with membership in a multistate voter list maintenance organization: a. annual membership dues, if any, and b. any other costs directly attributable to the state’s membership in the organization. 2. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause to be published annually on the website of the State Election Board the following statistical information: a. the number of voter registrations by county that are canceled on the basis of information received from the multistate voter list maintenance organization, and the reason for the cancellation, and b. such other statistical information deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the State Election Board. H. The Secretary of the State Election Board may enter into an agreement with the chief state election official of one or more states or territories of the United States to share or cross-check voter registration data in a manner consistent with the requirements for membership in a multistate voter list maintenance organization described in this section.