SECTION 230:15-5-140. Online submission of applications for voter registration authorized

(a)   The Secretary of the State Election Board, in compliance with the intent of legislation passed and signed into law in 2015, 2016, and 2017, has authorized development of a system to allow the submission of applications for voter registration online. [26:4-109] The development and implementation of the online voter registration application system shall occur in two phases as outlined in this Section.

(1)   Phase 1. Phase 1 of the system will allow currently registered voters to submit applications for change of voter registration through a secure portal accessible from the State Election Board's website. Currently registered voters will be able to change their residence address, mailing address, or political affiliation within the same county where they are registered by submitting an application online.

(2)   Phase 2. Phase 2 of the system will include the services provided by Phase 1 and also will allow submission of applications for voter registration from currently registered voters who have moved to another county in Oklahoma and from voters who are not currently registered to vote in Oklahoma.

(b)   No other method, source, or system for online voter registration is authorized. Voter registration application forms shall not be accepted through e-mail, fax, or any other means of electronic delivery.

(c)   All voter registration applications submitted through the secure portal on the State Election Board website will be delivered to the appropriate County Election Board through the State Election Board's proprietary software system known as MESA (Modern Election Support Application). The County Election Board Secretary in each county shall cause all such electronically submitted applications to be reviewed, processed, and to be either approved or rejected according to procedures outlined in 230:15-9-18 through 230:15-9-36.

(d)   Applications for voter registration submitted through the secure portal on the State Election Board's website shall be subject to the same deadlines preceding elections and the same restrictions concerning party affiliation change in even-numbered years as are all applications for voter registration submitted in person at a County Election Board office, by mail, through a public assistance agency, the Department of Public Safety, or a motor license agency. See 230:15-5-86(b) and 230:15-5-87.

[Source: Added at 35 Ok Reg 1185, eff 9-14-18]