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Oklahoma voter registration guide
Oklahoma voter registration deadlines
- Register to vote (online): N/A
- Register to vote (by mail): Postmarked by October 9, 2020
- Register to vote (in person): Received by October 9, 2020
Check your Oklahoma voter registration status
- If you can't remember if you're registered to vote, or you want to make sure your information is correct, you can check your Oklahoma registration using the Oklahoma voter registration lookup tool.
- If you're not registered to vote, or you need to update your voter registration information, follow the instructions below.
Oklahoma voter registration rules
To register in Oklahoma you must:
- be a citizen of the United States
- be a resident of the State of Oklahoma
- be 18 years old by Election Day
- have not been convicted of a felony, for which a period of time equal to the original sentence has not expired, or for which you have not been pardoned
- not currently be under judgment as an incapacitated person, or a partially incapacitated person prohibited from registering to vote
Register to vote by mail in Oklahoma
- Download and fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
- Box 6 - ID Number: Enter the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number. If you don't have one, enter your OK driver's license number instead.
- Box 7 - Choice of Party: Oklahoma has closed primaries. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.
- Box 8 - Race or Ethnic Group: Leave blank.
- Print, date, and sign the form. If you do not have a printer, you can print the form out at any local library. If you do not have a stamp, you can buy one from any grocery store: just ask the cashier to sell you one.
- Mail your voter registration form to the mailing address below. For faster delivery, send the form directly to your Local Election Office.
- Your voter registration form must be postmarked by October 9, 2020
Register to vote in person in Oklahoma
- Contact your Local Election Office to find where to register to vote in person.
- Bring your Oklahoma driver's license number, state ID number, or the last four digits of your social security number.
Oklahoma vote by mail guide
Oklahoma vote by mail deadlines
- Earliest day to apply: January 1, 2020
- Request your mail-in ballot (online): Received by October 27, 2020
- Request your mail-in ballot (by mail): Received by October 27, 2020
- Request your mail-in ballot (in person): Received by October 27, 2020
- Return your mail-in ballot (by mail): Received by November 3, 2020
- Return your mail-in ballot (in person): Received by November 2, 2020
Oklahoma vote by mail overview
Voting by mail is not as complicated as you might think. There are only a handful of steps:
- Request your mail-in ballot by the deadline.
- Receive your mail-in ballot via USPS.
- Return your mail-in ballot by the deadline.
Oklahoma vote by mail rules
Any registered Oklahoma voter may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
Oklahoma vote by mail ID requirements (request)
The signature on your absentee ballot application will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match.
Oklahoma vote by mail ID requirements (return)
Your voted ballot must be notarized. Additionally, if you hand deliver your voted ballot, you will need to show non-expired ID. You can show any photo ID issued by the State of Oklahoma, the federal government or a federally recognized Indian tribe, or you can show the voter registration card that was issued to you by your county board of elections. You cannot use a student ID.
Oklahoma vote by mail directions
In almost all cases, you will need to sign up to vote by mail. The state won’t just mail you a ballot. Don't worry: we will walk you through it. There are only a handful of steps:
- You submit an application to vote by mail.
- Your Local Election Office processes your application.
- Your Local Election Office sends your ballot to you.
- You vote using the ballot and return it by the deadline.
Request your mail-in ballot online (recommended)
- Visit the Oklahoma vote by mail website.
- Fill out all of the required information.
- Hit save or submit when you are done.
- The deadline to apply online is: received by October 27, 2020.
Request your mail-in ballot via USPS
- Download the Oklahoma vote by mail 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.
- The deadline to apply by mail is: received by October 27, 2020.
Request your mail-in ballot in person
- 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: received by October 27, 2020.
Receive and return your mail-in 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 November 3, 2020.
- If you hand-deliver your ballot, it must be received by November 2, 2020.
- If you miss the deadline – or forget to sign the outside envelope – your vote will not be counted.
Additional Oklahoma voter information
Oklahoma early voting
- Early voting starts: 5 days before Election Day
- Early voting ends: 3 days before Election Day
- What to bring: You must show a non-expired ID at the polls. You can show any photo ID issued by the State of Oklahoma, the federal government or a federally recognized Indian tribe, or you can show the voter registration card that was issued to you by your county board of elections. You cannot use a student ID to vote.
Oklahoma voter id
- ID requirements for voting in person: You must show a non-expired ID at the polls. You can show any photo ID issued by the State of Oklahoma, the federal government or a federally recognized Indian tribe, or you can show the voter registration card that was issued to you by your county board of elections. You cannot use a student ID to vote.
- ID requirements for vote by mail request: The signature on your absentee ballot application will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match.
- ID requirements for vote by mail return: Your voted ballot must be notarized. Additionally, if you hand deliver your voted ballot, you will need to show non-expired ID. You can show any photo ID issued by the State of Oklahoma, the federal government or a federally recognized Indian tribe, or you can show the voter registration card that was issued to you by your county board of elections. You cannot use a student ID.
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
Offsite links
- Check your voter registration directly with Oklahoma.
- You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call or text the National Election Protection Hotline. Their number is 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).