SECTION 230:15-5-108. Transmitting completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms to the State Election Board

(a)   Transmittal deadline. All completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms received by Department of Public Safety personnel and at a motor license agency as a result of voter registration services provided simultaneously with driver license services shall be transmitted to the State Election Board at the close of business each week. In addition, all voter registration application forms received by motor license agency personnel from customers transacting other business with the agency also shall be transmitted to the State Election Board at the close of business each week.

(b)   Procedure for transmitting completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Applications. The following procedure shall be observed by Department of Public Safety and motor license agency personnel to transmit all completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms to the State Election Board.

(1)   Place all completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms received during the week in a postage-paid, pre-addressed business reply envelope provided by the State Election Board.

(2)   Seal the envelope containing completed Oklahoma Voter Registration Application forms and mail it to the State Election Board at the close of business each week.

(c)   Transmitting applications received through passive voter registration application services. All voter registration applications completed in a motor license agency from persons transacting business other than renewing or updating a driver license also shall be date-stamped and coded as outlined in 230:15-5-107 and shall be mailed to the State Election Board as outlined in (a) and (b) of this Section.

(d)   The postage-paid, pre-addressed business reply envelope provided by the State Election Board to motor license agencies and to Department of Public Safety driver license examiners shall not be used for any purpose other than mailing completed voter registration application forms to the State Election Board on a weekly basis.

(e)   Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an agreement between a motor license agent or Department of Public Safety driver license examiner and the Secretary of the County Election Board to allow County Election Board personnel to pick up completed voter registration applications from the motor license agency or driver license examiner on a regular basis.

[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]