OklahomaOklahoma law sets when people with felony convictions may register and vote
Starting November 1, 2026, people with felony convictions may register or vote if they meet the law’s sentence completion, commutation, or pardon rules.
What it does
People with felony convictions may register after serving or completing their sentence, or after meeting certain commutation or pardon rules. Some of those rules are unclear in the printed wording.
A person with a felony conviction who received a commutation or pardon may vote if they are not currently incarcerated, on parole, under supervision, or on probation for another felony conviction.
Argument forListing sentence completion, commutation, and pardon paths could help eligible people understand when they may register or vote.
Argument againstElection workers may find the different sentence, supervision, commutation, and pardon rules hard to apply consistently.
More detail
People convicted of a felony may register to vote if they meet one of the listed sentence-related conditions. This applies to people convicted of a felony who seek to register in the precinct where they live. The text lists serving or completing a sentence, certain commutations, and pardons, but the wording for some paths is unclear. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.
A person with a felony conviction who received a commutation or pardon may vote if they meet the stated condition. This applies to a person convicted of a felony who received a commutation or pardon for that offense. The person must not currently be incarcerated, on parole, under supervision, or on probation for another felony conviction. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 12Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 5Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0Major
- May 5Coauthored by Representative(s) Hefner
- May 5SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 30SA's received
- Apr 30Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 29Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 4Major
- Apr 29General Order, Amended
- Apr 16Placed on General Order
- Apr 14Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Judiciary. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Coauthored by Senator Jech
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 12Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
- Mar 12Coauthored by Representative Menz
- Mar 12Coauthored by Representative Waldron
- Mar 12First ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 11Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 1Passed House
- Mar 11General Order
- Mar 2Coauthored by Representative(s) Lepak
- Mar 2CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Feb 26
- Vote recorded Government Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
- Feb 11Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and EthicsMinor
- Feb 9
- Vote recorded Elections And Ethics Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Elections and EthicsMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Government OversightMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative West (Tammy)
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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