SB 1362 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

In-person absentee voting; modifying time for in-person absentee voting. Effective date.

SB 1362 modifies Oklahoma's in-person absentee voting hours and requirements. It extends voting windows to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday before most elections (with specific Saturday hours for certain elections) and adds a Wednesday voting period before General Elections. Voters must now provide identity proof or sign a sworn statement for provisional ballots, and absentee voting boards must follow strict ballot-handling procedures, including sealing electronic storage media daily. The bill affects voters applying for in-person absentee ballots and takes effect January 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from its Engrossed version to the Senate Floor version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, header changes, and the addition of a committee report indicating the bill passed the Senate. No substantive policy changes, such as new voting hours, eligibility rules, or funding amounts, were made in this specific revision.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed to reflect the 'Senate Floor Version' dated February 17, 2026, and a note was added stating that bold face text denotes committee amendments.

A committee report was added at the end of the document, confirming that the Judiciary Committee voted to pass the bill.

Minor formatting changes were made to the text layout, including line breaks and spacing, but the underlying legal language regarding voting procedures remained identical to the previous version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

38–9

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican41

29 Yea 9 Nay 3

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Elections and Ethics

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 9

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors