Okla. Admin. Code § 230:15-5-102.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 230:15-5-102.1 - Motor license agency procedure for simultaneous voter registration application with in-person driver license change of address or name

(a) A change of address for an Oklahoma driver license or state identification card submitted by a registered voter also shall serve as a change of address for voter registration purposes if the new address is located within the same county where the voter is registered. [26:4-109.3] However, a change of address for an Oklahoma driver license or state identification card shall not be used to update a voter registration address if the registrant states in writing that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes. [26:4-109.3]

(b) Motor license agency personnel shall follow this procedure to provide voter registration services to customers who appear in person to change address on a driver license.

(1) Ask the applicant to read, fill out, and sign the Voter Registration Statement.

(2) If the customer indicates on the Voter Registration Statement that the applicant wants to register to vote, keep the Voter Registration Statement and proceed to step (4) of this subsection.

(3) If the applicant indicates that the applicant does not want to register to vote, keep the Voter Registration Statement.

(4) Give each applicant for change of address or name a copy of the Notice of Change of Address or Name form provided by the Driver License Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

(5) Instruct each applicant to provide both a residence address and a mailing address on the Department of Public Safety form.

(6) Motor license agency personnel shall receive the completed and signed Notice of Change of Address or Name form and shall follow instructions provided by the Department of Public Safety to enter all information provided on the form, including both residence address and mailing address, into the Department of Public Safety system. If the applicant indicated on the Voter Registration Statement that the applicant does not want to register to vote, check to see that the applicant checked the box on the Department of Public Safety form to indicate that the change of address or name is not for voter registration.

(c) When a registered voter submits a driver license name change in person at a motor license agency, motor license agency personnel follow the procedure described in (b) of this Section to obtain and record the new name in the Department of Public Safety system. The information is provided electronically to the State Election Board by the Department of Public Safety, and if a match is found with an existing registered voter, the information is delivered electronically to the appropriate County Election Board for processing. However, the County Election Board shall not update a voter registration record with the new name based only on the electronic data submission from the Department of Public Safety. If County Election Board personnel determine that the match is valid, a letter to the voter is created instructing the voter to complete and submit a paper voter registration application form, a copy of which should be enclosed with the letter, to change the voter's name. An original signature of the voter's new name shall be required to complete a name change for voter registration purposes.

Okla. Admin. Code § 230:15-5-102.1

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018