Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The
Judge follows these routine steps to process voters. Refer to the Judge's
section of the Election Day Reference and Problem Solver in the Precinct
Official Notebook for instructions in non-routine situations.
(1) Greet the voter and ask the voter's name.
If this is a Primary or Runoff Primary, also ask the voter's political party.
(2) Ask to see the voter's proof
of identity.
(A) The voter may present any
one of the following documents as proof of identity:
(i) An Oklahoma driver license
(ii) A voter identification card issued by
the County Election Board
(iii) A
temporary voter identification document issued by the County Election Board
(iv) A state identification card
(v) A United States passport
(vi) A United States military
identification, including retired military identifications
(vii) Any other such document issued by the
state of Oklahoma, the United States government, or a federally recognized
tribal government which includes the person's name, a photograph of the person,
and, if the document has an expiration date, that expiration date is later than
election day. A document that does not bear an expiration date, and is
therefore valid indefinitely, shall be valid proof of identity.
(B) Use the voter's proof of
identity document to find the voter's name in the Precinct Registry. The
person's name on the proof of identity must substantially conform to the name
listed in the Precinct Registry.
(C) If the voter does not provide proof of
identity, the voter must be offered the opportunity to vote by provisional
ballot. The provisional ballot affidavit, once verified by the County Election
Board after election day, shall be valid proof of identity.
(3) If there is a message printed
in the "Signature of Voter" column, follow the instructions in
230:35-5-113 or
230:35-5-113.1.
(4) Tell the voter to sign the Precinct
Registry. [26:7-114; 26:7-117]
(5)
Carefully check the following information in the Precinct Registry to determine
the ballots the voter is eligible to receive.
(A) For a Primary Election, check the
political affiliation listed in the Precinct Registry.
(i) Persons registered with a specific
political party affiliation are allowed to receive only the Primary or Runoff
Primary ballot for that party.
(ii)
Persons registered as Independent (or "no party") voters may be eligible to
choose a party ballot if the party has allowed Independent voters to vote in
its primary elections. Tell Independent voters to read the Information for
Independent Voters card, if applicable.
(B) If this is a school district, technology
center district, or municipal election, look in the "School," "TC," and "Muni"
columns. A voter is eligible to receive ballots for the entities listed in
these columns.
(6) Refer
to the Ballot Codes List provided by the County Election Board and write the
code for each ballot the voter will receive in the "Ballots Issued" column of
the Precinct Registry.
(7) Tell the
Clerk which ballots the voter is eligible to receive.
(b) If the voter's name is not in the
Precinct Registry, if the voter does not have or refuses to provide proof of
identity, or if the voter disputes the political affiliation or district
information listed in the Precinct Registry, the voter is entitled by both
state and federal law to cast a provisional ballot. Refer the voter to the
Inspector or to the Provisional Voting Officer. See
230:35-5-171. If a voter who is
eligible to cast a provisional ballot refuses the offer of the provisional
ballot and leaves the polling place without voting, record the incident on the
Provisional Ballot Refusal form.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 3635, eff 10-3-91 (emergency);
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2387, eff 7-1-92 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2567, eff 7-1-98 ;
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 853, eff 1-29-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2427,
eff 7-1-99 ; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2351, eff 7-1-00 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1884,
eff 7-1-05 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1167, eff
7-1-11
