SECTION 230:15-9-32. Types of rejection notices

  Three types of rejection notices are created by MESA. When rejection notices are requested, MESA assigns the appropriate type of rejection notice to each rejected application based upon the reason for the rejection. The types of rejections and reasons for which they are used are described as follows.

(1)   Insufficient Information Rejection Notice. If a voter registration application is rejected because the applicant failed to provide sufficient information about his or her name, address, or date of birth, MESA will generate a rejection notice that includes spaces for the applicant to provide additional information. The applicant may complete the requested information on this rejection notice, sign and date it and return it to the County Election Board. Rejection notices of this type that are returned to the County Election Board by the applicant with the requested information shall be used by County Election Board personnel to change the application information previously entered into MESA. See 230:15-9-35.

(2)   Rejection Notice. If an applicant fails to sign his or her application, if an applicant is under 18 (except as provided in 230:15-5-2), if the applicant has failed to provide an identification number as outlined in 230:15-9-18(a)(6), or if the applicant is already registered to vote in the county or has another, identical application pending, MESA will generate a rejection notice that explains the reason that the application was rejected. This rejection notice is used when the existing application cannot be corrected by additional information. When this rejection notice is mailed to the applicant, a new Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form shall be included.

(3)   Blank Rejection Notice. If an application is rejected for any other reason, MESA generates a rejection notice that contains a statement to the applicant that his or her application has been rejected and that also contains space in which County Election Board personnel may write the specific reason for the rejection. Some other reasons for rejecting a voter registration application are described in 230:15-9-31(b)(7). When this rejection notice is mailed to the applicant, a new Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form shall be included.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 2225, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 522, eff 1-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2404, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1862, eff 7-1-01; 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]