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Oklahoma elections, 2013
Oklahoma election information for 2013 is listed below.
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Voting in Oklahoma
- See also: Voting in Oklahoma
Important voting information
- Oklahoma uses a closed primary system, meaning voters must register with a party to be able to vote in their primary election.
- The deadline for registration is 25 days prior to the election.
- In April 2015, Oklahoma passed legislation authorizing an online voter registration system. The law took effect on November 1, 2015.[1][2]
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Oklahoma, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
Oklahoma is one of 34 states that have early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting is held on the Thursday and Friday (and Saturday for state and federal elections only) immediately preceding Election Day.The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.[3]
Elections Performance Index
Oklahoma ranked 46th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Oklahoma received an overall score of 52 percent.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ NewsOK, "Oklahoma voter registration soon will be available online," June 16, 2015
- ↑ News 9, "Oklahoma Will Soon Allow Online Voter Registration," October 5, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Early Voting," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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