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§ 7-123.1. Physical inability to enter election enclosure--Oath--Assistance

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. ElectionsEffective: November 1, 2019

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 26. Elections
Chapter A1. Election Code (Refs & Annos)
Article VII. Conduct of Elections
Effective: November 1, 2019
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 7-123.1
§ 7-123.1. Physical inability to enter election enclosure--Oath--Assistance
When any voter states that he or she is able to reach the location of the polling place, but because of a physical disability or infirmity other than visual is unable to enter the election enclosure, the inspector shall administer an oath to the voter in which the voter shall swear to or affirm the fact of such disability or infirmity. Should a voter so qualify himself or herself, it shall be the duty of two (2) precinct officials, of different political parties, to give the voter such assistance as needed in voting. Such assistance shall afford as much privacy to the voter in marking ballots as is practical. The precinct officials assisting in such voting shall make a written record of the circumstances involved.

Credits

Laws 1981, c. 116, § 1, operative July 1, 1981; Laws 2019, c. 491, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 7-123.1, OK ST T. 26 § 7-123.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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