Oklahoma absentee and mail ballot guide
Oklahoma absentee ballot overview
Absentee ballots and mail ballots are the same thing, and the process for getting one is straight forward.
- Request your ballot by the deadline
- Receive your in ballot in the mail
- Return your ballot by the deadline
Oklahoma absentee deadlines
- Earliest day to apply: January 1
- Request deadline (online): 15 days before Election Day
- Request deadline (by mail): Received 15 days before Election Day
- Request deadline (in person): 15 days before Election Day
- Deadline to return your ballot (by mail): Received by Election Day
- Deadline to return your ballot (in person): Received by Election Day
Oklahoma absentee ballot rules
Any registered Oklahoma voter may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
Oklahoma online ballot request (recommended)
- Visit the Oklahoma absentee ballot website.
- Fill out all of the required information.
- Hit save or submit when you are done.
- The deadline to apply online is 15 days before Election Day .
Oklahoma by-mail ballot request
- Download the Oklahoma absentee ballot application.
- Fill out all of the required fields.
- Print the application.
- Sign and date your application. This is very important.
- Mail or hand-deliver your completed application directly to your local election office as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline.
- If it’s close to the deadline, call your local election office and see if they will let you submit your application via email or fax.
- Your application must be received 15 days before Election Day .
Oklahoma in-person ballot request
- Visit your local election office.
- Ask the clerk to give you an absentee ballot application.
- Fill out all of the required fields.
- Sign and date your application.
- The deadline to apply in person is 15 days before Election Day .
After you receive your ballot
- Carefully read and follow the instructions, and fill out all required fields.
- Sign and date the outside envelope.
- Mail or hand-deliver your ballot to your local election office.
- If you mail your ballot, it must be received by Election Day .
- If you hand-deliver your ballot, it must be received by Election Day .
- If you miss the deadline – or forget to sign the outside envelope – your vote will not be counted.
Oklahoma absentee ballot ID requirements
- ID required when requesting a mail-in ballot:
The signature on your absentee ballot application will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match.
- ID required when returning a mail-in ballot:
Your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match. If you forget to sign the return envelope, your ballot might be rejected. Additionally, your ballot must be signed by either two witnesses or notarized.
Oklahoma absentee ballot tracker
Track your ballot here: Oklahoma absentee ballot tracker
Oklahoma absentee ballot curing
Ballot curing is the process of resolving any problems with your absentee or mail ballot to ensure that your vote is counted. After tracking your ballot, contact your local election office to fix any issues that have been noted.
- Your ballot will be rejected if you forget to sign it or if the signature does not match the one that the state has on file for you.
- If your ballot is rejected, you will NOT be able to fix the issues. Your ballot simply will not be counted.
Oklahoma emergency ballots
Some states have special procedures that allow you to obtain an emergency ballot if a medical or other emergency occurs after the standard absentee ballot application window.
Emergency Ballot RulesIf after 5PM on the Tuesday before Election Day you or someone in your care are physically incapacitated, you may apply for an absentee ballot or designate someone to apply for you. The request must be signed and include a sworn statement by a physician.
- Emergency ballot request starts 5PM Tuesday before Election Day
- Emergency ballot request ends Election Day
- Emergency ballot return deadline is 7PM Election Day
Contact your local election office
Local election office
Contact your local election office if you have questions.
Statewide election office
This is the statewide agency that is ultimately responsible for Oklahoma elections. You can contact them with questions, but your local election office will probably respond faster.
Oklahoma State Election Board Box 528800 Oklahoma City, OK 73152‐8800
External resources
- Oklahoma online voter registration
- Oklahoma online absentee ballot request
- Oklahoma voter status lookup
- Oklahoma absentee ballot tracker
- Oklahoma polling place locator