Oklahoma Regulations § 230:35-1-2 Definitions

The following words or terms, when used in this Title, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Abandoned ballot" means a ballot inserted into the voting device at a polling place by a voter who leaves the voting enclosure before the device has processed the ballot which is returned by the device to notify the voter of an error that prevents counting one or more races on said ballot.

"Discarded ballot" means a ballot, either marked or unmarked, left behind within the voting enclosure by the voter to whom it was issued.

"Election enclosure" means the area in which the voting process occurs at a polling place on a day of in-person early absentee voting or on election day and generally includes the place where Precinct Officials, voting booths and voting devices are located as well as the area in which voters wait in line to identify themselves to Precinct Officials and receive their ballots.

"Federal election" means a regular or special election involving candidates for federal offices.

"MESA" means the Modern Election Support Application software used by County Election Board personnel for voter registration, absentee voting, and election administration and maintenance. Any reference in this Title to MESA or OEMS is a reference to the current version of election management software utilized by State and County Election Board personnel, as applicable.

"Proof of identity" means a form of personal identification that meets the requirements listed in 26 O.S., Section 7-114.

"Spoiled ballot" means a ballot in which a voter has notified Precinct Officials that an accidental mark or mistake was made and the voter needs a new ballot. Additionally, a spoiled ballot is one that the voting device has rejected for various reasons, including circumstances where marks were made inside the voting targets for more than the allowed number of candidates in a race or on a question or proposition, or the ballot was defaced or damaged in such a manner that it could not be properly scanned by the voting device. In such circumstances, the voting device returns such ballots to the voter for correction or replacement.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 1290, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1167, eff 7-1-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1672, eff 7-15-13