Okla. Admin. Code § 230:30-5-8.2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 230:30-5-8.2 - Validity of applications for absentee ballots for all elections

(a) Absent voters, nursing home voters, physically incapacitated voters, voters charged with the care of physically incapacitated persons, and veteran center voters may apply for absentee ballots for all elections in which they are eligible to vote. Such applications for all elections shall be considered valid through December 31 of the calendar year in which they are received. Absentee voters who apply for all elections shall be required to submit a new application for absentee ballots for each calendar year.

(b) Applications for absentee ballots received from uniformed services voters and overseas voters shall be considered applications for all elections in which the voter is eligible to vote. Applications for absentee ballots received from uniformed services voters and overseas voters shall be considered valid through the next two regularly scheduled federal General Elections. For example, an application for absentee ballots from a uniformed services or overseas voter received in February, 2004, shall be considered valid through the federal General Election in November, 2006. An application received in December, 2004, shall be considered valid through the federal General Election in November, 2008.

(c) If absentee ballots mailed to the address provided by the voter on an application for absentee ballots that requests ballots for all elections are returned undelivered to the County Election Board by the postal service, the Secretary of the County Election Board shall deactivate the application in MESA as instructed in 230:30-11-7. (See 230:30-11-7(a) for instructions to retain such undeliverable absentee ballots.)

Okla. Admin. Code § 230:30-5-8.2

Added at 13 Ok Reg 3175, eff 6-18-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 2635, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2567, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 550, eff 2-3-04 (emergency); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1869, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 598, eff 1-1-10 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1133, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1154, eff 7-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017