STATEMENT: Oklahoma’s Election Demonstrates Accurate and Timely Results
OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives are encouraging their colleagues from other states to model their systems after Oklahoma election laws.
“For years Oklahoma’s election system has provided Oklahoma voters with rapid and undisputed results.
Through a mix of common sense quality controls, including numbered ballot pads, election night reporting, a mix of scanning technology and traditional, verifiable paper ballots, voter identification and precinct-level officials who are appointed by both of the major political parties, Oklahoma leads the nation in election policy.
We appreciated the federal court earlier this year upholding Oklahoma’s strong election laws, particularly the reasonable absentee ballot requirements the Legislature enacted through SB 210 last session. By all accounts, the Legislature’s actions proved successful and Oklahoma concluded election night with yet another fair, timely outcome that has not been disputed: This included the Congressional District 5 race, which was decided by less than 13,000 votes.
We are witnessing firsthand how weak election policies of other states impact the entire nation, including Oklahoma. As demonstrated by Oklahoma, there is no reason we should have to wait days for the outcome of any election. We call on the other states to immediately pass meaningful and common sense reforms to their election processes.
The integrity of the voting process is vital to our republic. There should be no doubt as to the results if we can secure the process at the outset. Mail-in ballots that do not require proof of identity is a recipe for fraud. We have gone through this process three times at the national level in recent years with the 2000, 2016 and now 2020 elections.
As members of the Oklahoma Legislature, we ask other state legislatures across America to demand reform and pass legislation similar to SB 210 on absentee ballot integrity and SB 1779 outlawing absentee ballot harvesting in our state.”
Legislators issuing the statement include:
Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow
Rep. Ty Burns, R-Morrison
Rep. Sherrie Conley, R-Newcastle
Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont
Rep. Sheila Dills, R-Tulsa
Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee
Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola
Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang
Rep. Justin Humphrey , R-Lane
Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada
Rep.-elect Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus
Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee
Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa
Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore
Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City
Rep. Robert Manger, R-Oklahoma City
Rep. T.J. Marti, R-Broken Arrow
Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka
Rep. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow
Rep. Carl Newton, R-Cherokee
Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa
Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland
Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus
Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond
Rep. Kenton Patzkowsky, R-Balko
Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay
Rep. David Smith, R-Arepelar
Rep. Chris Sneed, R-Fort Gibson
Rep. Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany
Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon
Rep. Judd Strom, R-Copan
Rep. Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore
Rep. Mark Vancuren, R-Owasso
Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston
Rep. Josh West, R-Grove
Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore
Rep.-elect Rick West, R-Heavener
Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton
Sen. Michael Bergstrom, R-Adair
Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant
Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Tulsa
Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville
Sen. Brent Howard, R-Altus
Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika
Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee
Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole
Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore