SECTION 230:15-5-103. Passive voter registration application services in motor license agency

(a)   Motor license agency personnel shall provide a paper copy of the Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form to any person who requests one while conducting any business transaction in the agency other than those described in 230:15-5-100. Motor license agency personnel also shall provide a paper Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form to any person who requests one even if the person does not conduct a business transaction with the motor license agency.

(b)   Motor license agency personnel shall accept paper voter registration application forms completed in the agency as a result of passive voter registration application services for transmittal to the State Election Board. The Voter Registration Statement form shall not be required in connection with passive voter registration application services.

(c)   Motor license agency personnel shall not be authorized to provide any group or individual with paper voter registration application forms for voter registration drives or other similar activities. Motor license agency personnel shall refer all persons who request forms for voter registration drives or other similar activities to the local County Election Board office or to the State Election Board. Motor license agency personnel shall be authorized but shall not be required to accept completed voter registration application forms that originated outside the motor license agency for transmittal to the State Election Board. If such forms are accepted, however, agency personnel shall ensure that the forms are stamped with a received date and sent to the State Election Board as outlined in 230:15-5-107 and 230:15-5-108. However, the agency ID number shall not be entered on such forms and the motor license agent shall not be eligible to receive compensation as outlined in 230:15-5-110. Motor license agency personnel may direct persons with quantities of completed voter registration application forms to the local County Election Board office or to the State Election Board for appropriate instructions.

(d)   Motor license agencies have no authority to accept absentee ballots from voters or to transmit absentee ballots to the State Election Board in a pre-addressed, postage-paid business reply envelope provided to the agency for voter registration applications.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 2197, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3171, eff 6-18-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2624, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 71, eff 8-24-15 (emergency); Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1404, eff 9-11-16; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 559, eff 3-15-18 (emergency); Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1185, eff 9-14-18]