Elections; voter registration; modifying conditions for voter eligibility; effective date.
This bill updates Oklahoma voter eligibility rules by allowing individuals with felony convictions to register once they have fully completed their sentences, including any incarceration, parole, supervision, or probation. It also clarifies that people adjudged as incapacitated remain ineligible to vote until a court determines they are no longer incapacitated, while those with only partial incapacitation retain their right to vote unless specifically restricted. The changes take effect on January 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2024 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 48
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican40
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/13/2024
lower
May 7, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 0
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 10
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Elections and Ethics Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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