OklahomaVoter registration forms would collect prior-registration information
Voter registration applicants would provide prior-registration details, while election officials would send notices and publish yearly counts; new forms would generally start January 1, 2027.
What it does
Voter registration applicants would report prior registrations in another county or state, including basic identifying details, on forms used beginning January 1, 2027, when practicable.
A signed application would request cancellation of an earlier registration, and officials would notify the other state when applicants report prior out-of-state registrations.
The State Election Board would publish an electronic report at least once a year showing interstate voter-registration notices and cancellations tied to confirmed matches.
Argument forThe information could help election officials identify duplicate registrations and coordinate cancellations with other states.
Argument againstApplicants may face extra paperwork or confusion when they must remember and describe earlier registrations in other places.
More detail
Applicants would indicate whether they were previously registered in another county or state and provide related identifying information. The requirement applies to voter registration and voter-registration-change applications, including prior name, residence address and county, and political affiliation. The Secretary of the State Election Board would decide whether other information is needed to identify the applicant and determine eligibility. The application changes would apply to forms created or printed on or after January 1, 2027, or earlier when practicable.
A signed application would count as a request to cancel the applicant’s earlier registration, and election officials would send notice to the relevant state when prior registration is reported. The provision covers prior registrations in another Oklahoma county or another state and notices to the chief election official of a state where the applicant was previously registered. County election boards would cancel registrations after receiving notice that the voter registered elsewhere. The application must be signed for it to count as a cancellation request. The notice applies when an applicant reports a previous registration in another state; the application-form requirements apply to forms created or printed on or after January 1, 2027, or earlier when practicable.
The Secretary of the State Election Board would issue an electronic report each year with counts of interstate notices, received notices and related cancellations. The report would cover notices sent to and received from other states, notices sent to each state, and cancellations based on matching information. The report would present total counts rather than individual voter information. The report would be issued electronically at least once during each calendar year.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 29Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/21/2026Became Law
- May 14Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14Signed, returned to Senate
- May 14Enrolled, to House
- May 14Referred for enrollment
- May 14Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 9Major
- May 14HAs adoptedMajor
- May 14HAs read
- May 7Engrossed, signed, to SenateMajor
- May 6Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 15Major
- May 6General Order
- Apr 15CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Coauthored by Senator(s) Deevers
- Apr 7Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and EthicsMinor
- Apr 6
- Vote recorded Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Referred to Elections and EthicsMinor
- Mar 30Second Reading referred to Government OversightMinor
- Mar 24First ReadingMinor
- Mar 24Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 23Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 6Passed Senate
- Mar 23General Order, Considered
- Mar 23Coauthored by Senator Prieto
- Mar 4Coauthored by Representative Roberts (principal House author)
- Mar 2Placed on General Order
- Mar 2Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
- Feb 17Referred to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Judiciary. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filedMinor
- Feb 17Coauthored by Senator Jett
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations CommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Senator Bergstrom
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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