Oklahoma House Bill 1329 (2009)

by Oklahoma State Legislature

An Act relating to elections; requiring proof of citizenship for certain candidates; requiring documents to be available for public inspection; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

New Law

A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-111.2 of Title 26, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. Each candidate required to file a Declaration of Candidacy for any federal, state, county, municipal or judicial office, or for the nomination of a recognized political party, in any general, primary, or special election shall, no later than twenty-four (24) hours after filing the Declaration of Candidacy provide proof of identity and United States citizenship to the election board at which the Declaration was filed.

B. For purposes of this section, a candidate shall present to the election board a current state or federal government-issued photo identification to provide proof of identity, and shall also present one of the following documents to provide proof of United States citizenship:

1. An original birth document issued by a state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or a certified copy thereof;

2. An original birth certificate issued by the federal government, or a certified copy thereof;

3. An original United States Certificate of Birth Abroad;

4. An original Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States;

5. An original Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561); or

6. For an elective office other than President and Vice President of the United States, an original Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-570, or N-578) or a valid United States passport.

C. Copies of these documents shall be made by the election board and kept available for public inspection pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

Section 2

This act shall become effective November 1, 2009. Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2009.