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Nathan Dahm on Government Reform
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Serious doubts about the integrity of the 2020 election
SB 1690 calls for a forensic audit of the 2020 election. Nine counties would be audited: the three most populous counties, the three least populous counties, and three randomly selected counties."There are serious doubts about the integrity of the
2020 election," Dahm said. "This audit will verify those results to ensure our electoral process has not been undermined. Elections should be vetted to the highest degree to ensure that the will of the people is not distorted."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
, Jan 21, 2022
Absentee ballots only for those physically unable to go
SB 1748 would specify valid reasons that individuals may ask for an absentee ballot. "Election laws in Oklahoma should make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat,"
Dahm said. "And absentee ballots should be limited to those individuals who physically cannot make it to the ballot box."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
, Jan 21, 2022
Add photo ID & notarization requirement for absentee voting
Legislative Summary: SB1779: An Act relating to elections; prohibiting absentee ballot harvesting in certain elections.Oklahoma Policy Institute analysis:˙Just a day after the Oklahoma Supreme Court removed barriers to
absentee voting, the Oklahoma Legislature is quietly advancing a bill to make it harder to vote by mail. SB 1779 would require voters to include a photocopy of identification, which would put Oklahoma as one of only three states with similar
requirements. In 2021, it would reinstate the notarization requirement--the very one struck down by the Supreme Court.
Legislative Outcome:˙
Passed House 88-1-11 on Mar/15/20; Passed Senate 43-0-4 on May/15/20; State Sen. Nathan Dahm voted YES; Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt on May/21/20
Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute on Oklahoma voting record SB1779
, May 15, 2020
Page last updated: Apr 04, 2022