Elections; Oklahoma Election Process Integrity Act of 2025; in-person access; county election board; official act; effective date.

HB 1028, the Oklahoma Election Process Integrity Act of 2025, requires all county election board members to have physical presence at the time ballots are counted, tabulated, or extracted from envelopes. It mandates that county election boards grant in-person access (not remote monitoring or camera surveillance) to all official election actions involving ballots and board employees. This law directly affects county election boards, their staff, and volunteers handling ballot processing. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025, and defines "in-person access" as physical presence during these critical election procedures.