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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1492 Establishes Automatic Voter Registration at Service Oklahoma
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
Elections; automatic voter registration; Service Oklahoma; State Election Board; automated text message reminders; effective date.
- Service Oklahoma is the state agency responsible for driver licensing, motor vehicle registration, and related citizen services. context
- The State Election Board is the state agency responsible for overseeing elections and maintaining voter registration records in Oklahoma. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Driver license and state ID applicants
Service Oklahoma
Service Oklahoma must automatically register eligible driver license applicants and share agreed-upon phone information with the State Election Board.
State Election Board
The State Election Board must issue voter identification cards, manage phone records, and send automated election text message reminders.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Pogemiller
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Transition to Automatic Voter Registration
The bill shifts Oklahoma from an opt-in voter registration model during driver license applications to an automatic registration process through Service Oklahoma.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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