THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CS for HB 1329

Monday, February 9, 2009

Committee Substitute for

House Bill No. 1329
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1329 - By: RITZE of the House.

An Act relating to elections; requiring proof of citizenship for certain

candidates; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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

1 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma

2 Statutes as Section 5-111.2 of Title 26, unless there is created a duplication in

3 numbering, reads as follows:

4 All candidates filing with the State Election Board and all candidates filing with the

5 county election board shall provide proof of citizenship to the state or county election

6 board at the time of filing. For purposes of this section, a state government-issued birth

7 certificate with a valid seal sent directly from the issuing agency to the State Election

8 Board and a document containing a photograph of the voter, issued by the state, the

9 federal government, a county, a municipality, or a federally recognized Indian Tribe shall

10 be used to provide proof of citizenship.

11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2009.

12 COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 02-05-09 - DO PASS, As

13 Amended.
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UNDERLINED language denotes Amendments to present Statutes.

BOLD FACE CAPITALIZED language denotes Committee Amendments.
Strike thru language denotes deletion from present Statutes.