§ 14-115.12. Accessible absentee ballot for blind persons
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 26. ElectionsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 14-115.12
§ 14-115.12. Accessible absentee ballot for blind persons
A. 1. A registered voter who swears or affirms that the voter is physically unable to vote in person at the voter's precinct on the day of the election because the voter is a blind person, as defined by Section 72 of Title 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may request that an accessible absentee ballot be delivered to the voter electronically in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. A system for electronic delivery of absentee ballots to voters who are blind persons may include the same or similar requirements as the electronic delivery system authorized for uniformed services voters as set forth in Section 14-118 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
2. An accessible absentee voting packet for voters who are blind persons, which shall include all necessary materials except the absentee ballot, shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The accessible absentee voting packet may be delivered to the voter by United States mail or electronically.
3. The voter shall return the absentee ballot and executed affidavit to the secretary of the county election board in the same manner provided in Section 14-113.2 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Nothing in this section shall allow for an absentee ballot to be returned to the county election board electronically, and no absentee ballot returned electronically shall be eligible to be counted by a county election board.
Credits
Laws 2022, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
26 Okl. St. Ann. § 14-115.12, OK ST T. 26 § 14-115.12
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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