SECTION 230:15-9-31. Rejected applications

(a)   The Secretary of the County Election Board shall prepare and mail rejection notices to each applicant whose voter registration application is rejected. The rejection notice shall include the reason that the application was rejected and shall inform the applicant of steps, if any, that may be taken to provide additional information to complete or to correct the application. If necessary, a new voter registration application form shall be included with the rejection notice when it is mailed to the applicant.

(b)   A voter registration application shall be rejected for any of the following reasons.

(1)   Duplicate. An application that exactly duplicates an existing voter registration or an application that exactly duplicates another pending application shall be rejected.

(2)   Unsigned. An application that is not signed by the applicant or that does not bear the applicant's mark, except as provided in 230:15-5-36, shall be rejected.

(3)   Under 18 years of age. An application from a person who has not yet reached the age of 18, except as outlined in 230:15-5-2, shall be rejected.

(4)   Insufficient address. An application with an incomplete or improper residence address shall be rejected. An application that lists either a post office box number or a rural route box number as a residence address shall be rejected. An application that lists a physical description or a legal description of the residence address that is incomplete or insufficient to locate the residence on a map shall be rejected.

(5)   Insufficient name. An application with no name or with a name that does not appear to be a sufficient name shall be rejected.

(6)   Insufficient date of birth. An application for new registration with no date of birth or an incomplete date of birth shall be rejected.

(7)   Insufficient identification number. An application that does not include either the applicant's Oklahoma driver license or state identification card number or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number shall be rejected if the applicant also failed to check the box on the Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form that indicates that the applicant does not have a driver license, state identification card, or a Social Security number.

(8)   Other. Other reasons for rejecting a voter registration application may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following:

(A)   Application is illegible. An application that cannot be read due to illegible handwriting shall be rejected.

(B)   Residence address in another jurisdiction. If the residence address indicated on an application is not located within the boundaries of the county indicated on the application, the County Election Board that received the application immediately shall forward it to the appropriate County Election Board. If the appropriate County Election Board cannot be determined from the information on the application form, the application shall be rejected.

(c)   A voter registration application shall not be rejected for an insufficient political affiliation if the application is valid in all other respects. See 230:15-5-84, 230:15-9-18, and 230:15-9-22.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 2225, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2624, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 522, eff 1-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2404, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2340, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1862, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1490, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1913, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1132, eff 7-1-11; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1631, eff 7-15-13]