Physically incapacitated voter unable to vote in person; procedure.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 17-51
in effect§ 17-51. - Physically incapacitated voter unable to vote in person; procedure.
A registered voter who, because of a physical incapacity which originates after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday preceding an election, is unable to vote in person at his precinct on the day of the election may make a written request signed by him, or signed by a witness at the voter's direction if the voter is unable to sign his name, and transmit said request to the Secretary of the County Election Board. The person transmitting said request on behalf of the voter may be anyone of the voter's choosing at least 16 years of age, provided said person is not employed by or related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any person whose name appears on the ballot. Said person becomes the voter's agent for purposes of voting by absentee ballot. The voter's request must be accompanied by a sworn statement by a duly licensed physician. Said statement must attest to the fact that the voter is in fact unable to vote in person at his precinct on the day of the election because of a physical incapacity and that said physical incapacity originated after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday preceding an election. Upon receipt of the voter's request and accompanying sworn statement, the Secretary of the County Election Board shall issue to the voter's agent the appropriate ballots and envelopes required for voting by incapacitated voters. Said ballots must be returned by the agent to the Secretary of the County Election Board no later than 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. No person may be the agent for more than one voter at any election. Upon return of the absentee ballots, the Secretary of the County Election Board shall cause said ballots to be processed in the same manner as is prescribed for other absentee ballots.
(Code 1980, § 17-51; Ord. No. 17511, § 2(11-21), 1-24-84; Ord. No. 17814, § 1(11-26), 9-4-84)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH17EL_ARTIIIABVO_S17-51PHINVOUNVOPEPRFetched: 10/28/2026