Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 230 - State Election Board
Chapter 35 - Election Conduct
Subchapter 3 - County Election Board Responsibilities
Part 21 - PROOF OF IDENTITY
Section 230:35-3-140 - Proof of identity required for voting

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 230:35-3-140

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Each person appearing to vote at the precinct polling place on election day or at the in-person absentee polling place on a day designated for in-person absentee voting shall provide proof of identity. [26:7-114] "Proof of identity" shall be a document that satisfies all of the following requirements. [26:7-114]

(1) The document shows the name of the person to whom the document was issued, and the name substantially conforms to the name in the Precinct Registry . [26:7-114 (1)]

(2) The document shows a photograph of the person to whom the document was issued . [26:7-114 (2)]

(3) The document includes an expiration date, which is after the date of the election in which the person is appearing to vote. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to an identification that is valid indefinitely . [26:7-114(3)]

(4) The document was issued by the United States, the State of Oklahoma or the government of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation . [26:7-114(4)]

(b) A voter identification card or a temporary voter identification document issued by the County Election Board in the county of the voter's residence shall serve as proof of identity without meeting the requirements listed in (a) (2) and (3) of this Section. [26:7-114]

(c) A state identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older is valid indefinitely and does not have an expiration date. [26:7-114] Such a card is by law a valid proof of identity for the person to whom it was issued. [26:7-114]

(d) A document that includes a space for an expiration date but that displays in that space an indication that the document, in fact, does not expire shall be valid proof of identity for voting purposes. For example, if the document displays "Indefinite" or "Does Not Expire" or some other similar message in the space labeled for an expiration date, the document shall be accepted.

(e) If a person declines to provide proof of identity or is unable to produce proof of identity, the person may sign an Oklahoma Provisional Ballot Affidavit swearing or affirming to be the same person identified in the Precinct Registry and shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot as outlined in 230:35-5-177. [26:7-114(B)]

(f) False swearing or affirming under oath shall be punishable as a felony and the penalty for such false swearing or affirming, upon conviction, shall be five years in the state penitentiary, a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both. [26:7-114]

Added at 28 Ok Reg 1167, eff 7-11-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1672, eff 7-15-13

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