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OK SB273
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands Saturday in-person absentee voting from one Saturday before General Elections to three Saturdays (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) before General, Primary, Runoff Primary, and Presidential Preferential Primary Elections
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Requires counties with 25,000+ registered voters or exceeding 1,500 square miles to designate one in-person absentee polling location for every 15,000 registered voters, changing from optional to mandatory
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Authorizes municipal law enforcement officers, in addition to county sheriffs, to provide security for election materials including securing sealed ballots and electronic results storage media
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Removes the additional Wednesday voting day (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) that previously applied only to General Elections
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Effective date: January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Absentee voting; increasing number of days for in-person absentee voting; modifying procedures for certain polling places. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
2/4/2025