Dear Friend, Following the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision this week to remove an unnecessary barrier to voting, state lawmakers are quietly pushing a bill that would dismantle that progress and reinstate the notarization requirement in 2021. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against notary requirements on absentee ballots. This was a huge win for Oklahoma voters who would no longer have to choose between personal safety and exercising a fundamental right. On the heels of this monumental win, Oklahoma legislators are advancing SB 1779, which would require voters to submit a photocopy of an ID along with their absentee ballot. With no warning, this bill was added to the House floor agenda for a vote as soon as Wednesday. Please contact your State Representative now and ask them to vote NO on SB 1779. If you don’t know your State Representative, use this Find My Legislator tool. If SB 1779 passes, Oklahoma would become one of only three states that requires an ID with an absentee ballot. This measure will force many Oklahomans to venture from their homes to get a photocopy of the ID and potentially putting their health at risk. This was among the central complaints in the recent lawsuit against Oklahoma’s notarization requirement. Moving forward with SB 1779 -- and the return to notarization requirements in 2021 -- opens up Oklahoma to additional potential lawsuits challenging the notarization requirement that was just struck down by the Supreme Court. A national health emergency is not the time to add more roadblocks to voting. Contact your legislators today and demand that they protect your right to vote safely. Sabine Brown
Outreach and Legislative Director
Oklahoma Policy Institute | Oklahoma Policy Institute
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