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HB3722 • 2026

Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.

Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.

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Sponsor
CrosswhiteHader
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.

Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Introduced (2/9/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/9/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Committee Substitute (4/22/2026)

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Amendments

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Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 16207 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3722 By: Crosswhite Hader POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S.

Plain English: HB3722 POLPCS1 Denise CrosswhiteHader-MJ 2/5/2026 11:33:16 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Denise CrosswhiteHader Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3722 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB3722 POLPCS1 Denise CrosswhiteHader-MJ 2/5/2026 11:33:16 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Denise CrosswhiteHader Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB3722 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 16045 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 3722 By: Crosswhite Hader PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  3. 2026-03-11 Senate

    First Reading

  4. 2026-03-10 House

    General Order

  5. 2026-03-10 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 75 Nays: 18

  6. 2026-03-10 House

    Referred for engrossment

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

  8. 2026-02-25 House

    Authored by Senator Guthrie (principal Senate author)

  9. 2026-02-11 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics

  10. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  11. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Elections and Ethics

  12. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  13. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative CrosswhiteHader

Official Summary Text

Elections; voter registration; recognized political party or Independent designation; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Introduced (2/9/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/9/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (2/23/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 3722 (House): Committee Substitute (4/22/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3722 By: Crosswhite Hader of the
House

and

Guthrie of the Senate

An Act relating to elections; amending 26 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-112, as amended by Section 18, Chapter 282,
O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 4-112),
which relates to registration applications; requiring
all applications for voter registration to list a
recognized political party affiliation or an
Independent designation; directing applicants to
complete registration by selecting a party
affiliation or Independent status; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 26 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
amended by Section 18, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (26 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
Section 4-112. A. The Secretary of the State Election Board
shall devise and distribute a registration application form to be
used for registering voters. Such registration application shall
contain the following information:
1. The applicant's full name and date of birth, county and
place of residence, and mailing address pursuant to the provisions
of subsection G of this section;

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2. A space or section to designate a political party recognized
by the laws of the State of Oklahoma with which the applicant
chooses to be affiliated;
3. The Oklahoma driver license or identification card number if
the applicant has been issued a current and valid driver license or
identification card by Service Oklahoma, or if the applicant does
not have a valid Oklahoma driver license or identification card, the
last four digits of the voter's Social Security number;
4. An oath of the eligibility of the applicant to become a
registered voter; and
5. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the
Secretary to identify such applicant and to ascertain his or her
eligibility.
B. A voter registration application shall be signed by the
applicant in writing. The applicant shall personally subscribe his
or her name to or make his or her mark on the application, and no
agent, representative or employee of the applicant may sign or mark
on the applicant's behalf. The signature or mark must be the
original, handwritten signature, autograph or mark of the applicant.
No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute
signature, autograph or mark will be valid. Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, the Secretary of the State Election Board shall
prescribe procedures to authorize any person incapable of personally
making a mark to complete a voter registration application with

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assistance of an official of any voter registration agency or
licensed operator specified in Sections 4-109.2 and 4-109.3 of this
title. Provided, for applications submitted electronically, in lieu
of the signature requirements set forth in this subsection, the
applicant shall consent to the use of his or her driver license or
identification card signature as provided in Section 4-109.4 of this
title.
C. Persons who do not indicate a recognized political party or
political organization on their registration application, or select
an Independent designation, shall be designated as Independents
deemed not to have completed their registration. Such applicant
shall be notified in the manner prescribed by law to complete the
application by selecting a party affiliation or Independent status
before the application can be accepted.
D. Any person may apply in writing to the Secretary of the
State Election Board for permission to print, copy or otherwise
prepare and distribute the registration applications designed by the
Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary may revoke any
such permission at any time.
E. All registration applications shall be distributed to the
public at no charge.
F. The Secretary also shall prescribe procedures to accept and
use the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or its successor, as
required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Provided,

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to be accepted as a valid voter registration application, the form
shall include the applicant's original, handwritten signature,
autograph or mark as described in subsection B of this section.
G. Applicants for voter registration or for change of voter
registration in any way shall provide a residence address and, if
different from the residence address, a mailing address. A
residence address shall include the street address of the residence,
including a full house number, street name or number, apartment or
suite number, if applicable, and zip code. If a street address is
not available for the residence, applicants shall provide such
information as the Secretary of the State Election Board deems
necessary for voter registration purposes. A post office box may
not be given as a residence address. A mailing address, which shall
include the city and zip ZIP code, may be the actual emergency
notification or 911 address on file in the local community, a rural
route and box number, a post office box number or a street address.
H. A full or partial Social Security number or driver license
number in a voter registration record or a voter registration
application shall not be considered a public record and shall be
kept confidential by the State Election Board and each county
election board.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective January 1, 2027.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate