Oklahoma election laws and processes are found in Title 26 and the Oklahoma Election website.

Voter ID Requirements

• Must be one of the following:
  • Photo ID – Issued by the US, OK or Tribal government, including name, photograph, expiration date after the election.  
  • Or Voter ID card 
  • Or affidavit with info that matches info on Photo ID 

Voting Process

• Paper Ballots: Oklahoma statewide has paper ballots that are hand-marked by voters and counted by the eScan A/T – a precinct-based optical scan tabulator (more info here). 
• No Drop Boxes: Oklahoma does not utilize drop boxes for ballots.
• Absentee Voting: Any registered voter in Oklahoma may vote by absentee ballot without giving a reason (more details here). Special categories of absentee can be found here.
• Early Voting: Early voting happens Thursday and Friday 8am-6pm (and Wednesday for a General Election) and Saturday 8am-2pm at one location. If voting early, you must do it in your county. 
• Nursing Home Ballots: Delivered and witnessed by a bipartisan Absentee Voting Board.
• No Ballot Harvesting: Absentee ballot harvesting is unlawful in any election conducted by a county election board in Oklahoma. 

County Election Board Positions

• Poll Workers: Must be registered voters in the county and are appointed by the County Election Board Secretary (from a list given by the GOP County Central Committee). If position vacated, the secretary appoints another voter. There are three positions, all are paid:
  • Inspectors ($225.00 per day)
  • Judges ($200.00 per day)
  • Clerks ($200.00 per day)
• Appointing of Poll Workers: No later than June 15 of the year following a General Election for Governor, the GOP county central committees shall submit a list of nominees equal to three times the number of precincts in the county to the secretary of the county election board. The secretary of the county election board shall utilize the list of nominees submitted by each party to appoint one precinct official for each precinct from each party no later than July 1. 
• Poll Watchers: Commissioned by the party or by a candidate to observe the voting devices before polls open and after polls close. Commission for a poll watcher must be filed with the secretary of the county election board no later than 5 p.m., the Wednesday preceding the election. 
• Training: Training for election personnel happens in even numbered years. 

August 22 early voting for Runoff Primary Elections 8AM-2PM  

August 25 Runoff Primary Elections 7AM-7PM  

October 9 Voter registration deadline for 11/3 elections  

October 19 Absentee Ballot Request deadline for 11/3 elections  

October 28-30 early voting for General Elections 8AM-6PM  

October 31 early voting for General Elections 8AM-2PM  

November 3 General Elections 7AM-7PM  

December 8 Special Election