SECTION 230:10-7-59. Public records

(a)   All records of the County Election Board, except as specifically designated otherwise in federal or state law, must be made available for public inspection, copying and/or mechanical reproduction during regular office hours. [51:24A.5] The County Election Board must provide prompt, reasonable access to its records but may establish reasonable procedures to protect the integrity and organization of its records and to prevent excessive disruptions of its essential functions.

(b)   According to state law, a voter's full or partial driver license number or Social Security number provided on a voter registration application form shall not be considered a public record and shall be kept confidential by the County Election Board. [26:4-112; 51:24A.5] When providing copies of original voter registration application forms in the Central File or from the cancellation file, a full or partial driver license or Social Security number shall be masked or obscured on the original while the copy is made or shall be blacked out on the copy. Under no circumstances shall an original voter registration application form in the Central File or cancellation file be permanently altered to conceal these numbers. In the event that an election official in another jurisdiction or law enforcement personnel request a copy of an original registration form with these numbers left visible, contact the State Election Board immediately.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2185, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 468, eff 1-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1085, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 597, eff 12-3-09 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1122, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1130, eff 7-1-11; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1617, eff 7-15-13; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1117, eff 9-11-17]