§ 26-4-109.3. Motor vehicle licensing agencies - Voter registration.

A.  When a qualified elector applies for issuance or renewal of an Oklahoma driver's license, or issuance of a state identification card issued pursuant to Section 6-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or for a change of address for driver's license purposes, the person shall be asked if he or she wishes to register to vote or to change his or her address for voting purposes.  If the person wishes to register to vote or to change his or her address for voting purposes, the person shall be given a voter registration application which should be completed and signed by the applicant and returned to the official of the motor license agency.  If the person declines, he or she shall be given a declination statement with the application form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board which shall be retained by the motor license agency or designated representative of the Department of Public Safety for twenty-four (24) months.  All completed voter registration applications shall be transmitted by the motor license agent at the close of business each week to the State Election Board in preaddressed, postage prepaid envelopes provided by the State Election Board.  If a person registers or declines to register to vote, the office at which the person submits the voter registration application or the fact that the person declined to register shall remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.

B.  Motor license agents shall receive fifty cents ($0.50) per valid voter registration application or application for change in voter registration taken by themselves and employees of the motor license agent's office taken at the agent's office, payable by the State Election Board.

C.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall notify the Secretary of the State Election Board of motor license agent appointments.  The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety shall notify the Secretary of the State Election Board of motor license agents qualified to issue driver's licenses.

D.  The Secretary of the State Election Board is authorized to develop with appropriate officials of the Department of Public Safety an experimental process to electronically transmit voter registration information from one or more motor license agencies to one or more county election boards.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.