SECTION 230:15-5-83.1. Voter registration for Address Confidentiality Program participants

(a)   A person certified by the Attorney General as a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) may request an ACP Voter Registration Packet from the State Election Board. A form to use for this request is provided by the State Election Board to the Attorney General for distribution with other ACP materials. An ACP participant who is a registered voter when entering the program must cancel the existing voter registration and apply for new registration as an ACP voter. An ACP voter will receive absentee ballots by mail for all local, state, and national elections in which she is eligible to vote for up to four years. Upon receipt of the ACP Voter Registration Packet, the participant follows these steps to become a registered voter.

(1)   If the ACP participant is currently registered to vote in Oklahoma, fill out the Request to Cancel Voter Registration form in the presence of a Notary Public.

(2)   Fill out the enclosed ACP Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form.

(A)   Enter the actual residence address in Box 6 on this form. Election officials must know the actual residence address in order to assign the voter to the correct precinct and issue the correct ballots. Only one member of the State Election Board staff will have access to this form.

(B)   Enter the ACP address as the mailing address in Box 7.

(C)   Be certain to sign the ACP Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form.

(3)   Read and sign the ACP Voter Registration Statement of Understanding form.

(4)    Provide proof of identity. A document used for proof of identity must include your name, which must substantially conform to your name on your voter registration, a photograph of you, and an expiration date; except, however, a state identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older which is valid indefinitely shall be an acceptable proof of identity without an expiration date. You may use any of the following documents.

(A)   an Oklahoma driver license

(B)   a state identification card

(C)   a passport

(D)   a military identification

(E)   any other such document issued by the state of Oklahoma, the United States government, or a federally recognized tribal government which includes your name, a photograph of you, and an expiration date; except, however, a state identification card issued to a person 65 years of age or older which is valid indefinitely shall be an acceptable proof of identity without an expiration date.

(5)   Use the self-addressed envelope included in the ACP Voter Registration Packet to mail the following items to the Oklahoma State Election Board.

(A)   signed and notarized Request to Cancel Voter Registration form, if applicable.

(B)   filled out and signed ACP Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form.

(C)   signed ACP Voter Registration Statement of Understanding form.

(D)   copy of identification.

(b)   In order to protect the confidentiality of the ACP voter's address, the following rules must be observed.

(1)   An ACP voter may not vote in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the voter resides.

(2)   An ACP voter may not vote by in-person absentee ballot at the County Election Board office.

(3)   An ACP voter may not sign an initiative petition or any other petition that is verified against voter registration records.

(4)   An ACP voter must not apply for voter registration when obtaining or changing address on an Oklahoma driver license or state identification card or when applying for certain forms of public assistance.

[Source: Added at 20 Ok Reg 1087, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1859, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2525, eff 7-15-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1132, eff 7-1-11]