VOTE IN OKLAHOMA

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Friday, October 11th, 2024

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October 11th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to your local election officials. You may also fill out the online form and mail it to your local election officials.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election must be registered to vote by Friday, October 11th by visiting your local election office. If you fill out your voter registration application form at a tag agency when you get your driver’s license or when you apply for assistance at a government agency, the agency will mail the form to the State Election Board for you.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7 am – 7 pm

  All voters are required to show their proof of identity when voting in person before receiving a ballot. A document used for proof of identity for voting must have been issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government. In addition, voters may use the free voter identification card they received by mail from the County Election Board when they registered to vote. The law allows use of the voter identification card even though it does not include a photograph.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  In-person absentee is available in Oklahoma. Voters may cast an absentee ballot in person at the county election board office.

  In-person absentee will take place from October 30th to November 2nd, and hours may differ according to counties.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in Oklahoma can request an absentee ballot for the general election this year. You may request an absentee ballot online by 5pm on October 21st. You may find more information on the absentee ballot at this link.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received by 7 pm on November 5th.
  • Only “standard” absentee ballots may be hand-delivered by the end of business hours on November 4th to the county election board, and the voter must show the same identification required for in-person voting.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so at this link.

MORE INFORMATION FOR OKLAHOMA VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 5 congressional districts of Oklahoma are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website.
  ▹1st district: Dennis Baker (D) vs. Kevin Hern* (R) vs. Mark Sanders (I)
  ▹2nd district: Brandon Wade (D) vs. Josh Brecheen* (R) vs. Ronnie Hopkins (I)
  ▹3rd district: Frank Lucas* (R)
  ▹4th district: Mary Brannon (D) vs. Tom Cole* (R) vs. James Stacy (I) 
  ▹5th district: Madison Horn (D) vs. Stephanie Bice* (R) 

  STATE SENATE
  Of the 48 Oklahoma Senate Districts, those in the odd-numbered districts are on the ballot. There will be special elections for District 46 and District 48. Find your legislative district on the Oklahoma State Legislature website.

  STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
  33 seats out of 101 house districts of Oklahoma are on the 2024 General Election ballot. Find your legislative district on the Oklahoma State Legislature website.

  CORPORATION COMMISSIONER
  Oklahoma will hold a state executive office election for Corporation Commissioner.

  STATE SUPREME COURT
  There will be three Oklahoma Supreme Court seats and three Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals seats on the ballot for the 2024 General Election. 

  INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT
  There are six Oklahoma intermediate appellate court seats on the ballot for the 2024 General Election. 

  MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
  Oklahoma will hold municipal elections for the City of Tulsa, Canadian County, Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, Osage County, and Tulsa County. 

  BALLOT MEASURES
  There are two statewide ballot measures to appear on the 2024 General Election website.
  ▹Constitutional Amendment #1: Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote
  ▹Constitutional Amendment #2: Allow municipalities to create public infrastructure districts when all property owners within the proposed district sign a petition and give public infrastructure districts the authority to issue bonds for public improvements if approved by voters within the district

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the Oklahoma Election website. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Pre-Registration

  Oklahoma youth who pre-register to vote will have their registration become active once they turn 18 years old. Pre-registration does not change the voting age, which is 18. Instead, it allows eligible Oklahoma residents aged 17.5 to complete the voter registration form providing sufficient time and opportunity to get ready to vote. Methods and qualification for pre-registration are the same as those for regular voter registration, except for age.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this page to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from Oklahoma living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other Oklahoma voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN OKLAHOMA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the general election (or meet the age requirement to pre-register). You must be a resident of Oklahoma. If convicted of a felony, you may register to vote when you fully served your sentence of court-mandated calendar days, including any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court. You may also register if you’ve been pardoned. You must not be judged incapacitated by a court.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including Oklahoma, primary elections are open to those voters with party affiliation, in which case you may vote only in the primary election of the party you are affiliated with. Should you remain unaffiliated, Oklahoma state law permits political parties to choose whether to allow unaffiliated voters or voters not registered with the party to participate in their nominating contests before each election cycle.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in Oklahoma, only voters with a party affiliation are allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. Voters unaffiliated with any party may participate in the primaries of a party, depending on party-specific policies for this election. In the general election, however, voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Oklahoma, there are also candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma State Senate, Oklahoma State Assembly, state judicial, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Oklahoma legislative district, please visit the Oklahoma State Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.