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Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2020
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| Oklahoma state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 10, 2020 |
| Primary: June 30, 2020 Primary runoff: August 25, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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One state executive office was up for election in Oklahoma in 2020:
Candidates and election results
Corporation Commissioner
General election
General election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Incumbent Todd Hiett defeated Todd Hagopian in the general election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Hiett (R) | 76.1 | 1,100,024 |
 | Todd Hagopian (L) | 23.9 | 345,436 | |
| Total votes: 1,445,460 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Incumbent Todd Hiett defeated Harold Spradling in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Hiett | 74.6 | 266,176 |
 | Harold Spradling | 25.4 | 90,674 | |
| Total votes: 356,850 | |||
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Context of the 2020 elections
Party control in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Oklahoma, all polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Oklahoma, one must be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Oklahoma.[3]
The deadline for registration is 25 days prior to the election.
| “ | You can fill out a Voter Registration Application using the OK Voter Portal "wizard." (Be sure to print, sign, and mail or hand-deliver the application to your County Election Board to complete the process.) Voter registration applications are also available at your County Election Board, most tag agencies, post offices, and libraries and can be downloaded from the State Election Board website..[4] | ” |
| —Oklahoma State Election Board[3] | ||
Once an applicant has been successfully registered, the county election board will mail him or her a voter identification card.[3]
Automatic registration
Oklahoma does not practice automatic voter registration.[5]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Oklahoma has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[6]
Same-day registration
Oklahoma does not allow same-day voter registration.[5]
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Oklahoma, you must be a resident of the state.[3]
Verification of citizenship
Oklahoma does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a voter who submits false information commits a "felony punishable by not more than five years in prison, by a fine of not more than $50,000, or both."[7]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Oklahoma State Election Board allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirements
Oklahoma requires voters to present identification while voting.[9] Generally, voters are required to present a photo ID, but there is an exception to this requirement.
Valid forms of identification include government-issued photo IDs and county election board voter identification cards (which do not include photographs).
Voters can present a document issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government. The document must include the following information:
- Name
- Photograph
- Expiration date that is after the date of the election[9]
Early voting
Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Oklahoma. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[10]
Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day.[10]
Although all Oklahoma voters are eligible to vote absentee, those who are physically incapacitated, living in a nursing home, or serving in the military or living overseas may request a special absentee ballot designed for their circumstances.[10]
Past elections
2018
The following elections took place in 2018:
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018
- Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2018
- Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2018
- Oklahoma Auditor election, 2018
- Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election, 2018
- Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2018
- Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
- Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2018
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Republican primary)
- Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Republican primary)
- Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2018 (June 26 Republican primary)
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Democratic primary)
- Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Democratic primary)
- Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2018 (June 26 Democratic primary)
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Libertarian primary)
- Oklahoma Corporation Commission election, 2018
- Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary runoff)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 8, 2024
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Phase One of Online Vote Registration is LIVE!" accessed June 8, 2023
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma Voter Registration Application," accessed November 2, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Facts about Proof of Identity for Voting in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Oklahoma State Election Board, “Absentee Voting,” accessed April 27, 2023
