State Election Board Offers Tips, Reminders for November 3 General Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2026
CONTACT: Misha Mohr, Director of Communications and Public Information, 405.521.2391
(Oklahoma City) – The State Election Board offers these tips and reminders to Oklahoma voters ahead of the November 3 General Election.
ELECTION DAY VOTING
Voters are encouraged to make a plan to vote. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Lines at the polls are typically longest early in the morning, during lunchtime, and after 5 p.m. If turnout is heavy at your precinct, be prepared for possible wait times.
State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax encouraged voters to be courteous to precinct officials and other voters waiting in line. “We want all voters to have a positive experience at the polls. We ask that voters please be patient as precinct officials work to process voters and help those who may need additional assistance, such as first-time voters or those with disabilities.” The State Election Board said all eligible voters in line by 7 p.m. on election night will be permitted to vote.
VERIFY POLLING PLACE
All voters should confirm their polling place before heading to the polls. Voters can confirm their polling place using the OK Voter Portal or by contacting their County Election Board or the State Election Board. The State Election Board reminds voters that you must vote at your assigned polling place on Election Day.
BE PREPARED
Study the candidates and issues before going to the polls. View your sample ballot using the OK Voter Portal. You can also use the portal to find your polling place. The election list is available on the State Election Board website.
PROOF OF IDENTITY
Oklahoma law requires every voter who votes in person to show proof of identity before receiving a ballot.
There are three ways to show proof of identity under the law (only one proof of identity is required):
- Show a valid photo ID issued by the State of Oklahoma, federal government or a federally-recognized tribal government; or
- Show the free voter identification card issued by the County Election Board; or
- Sign an affidavit and vote a provisional ballot. (If the information on the affidavit matches official voter registration records, the ballot will be counted after Election Day.)
If your identification card has an expiration, the expiration date must fall after the date of the election.
ACCESSIBILITY
Some voters may need assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, infirmity, or inability to read or write. Such individuals may request to have an assistant or vote privately and independently using the ATI device attached to the voting device. Those who require assistance should talk to their precinct official or contact their County Election Board directly for instructions.
ELECTION MONITORS
Oklahoma election officials were notified that Department of Justice (D.O.J.) staff monitors will be at some polling places in Oklahoma County, Tulsa County, and Muskogee County on Election Day. State Election Board officials said D.O.J. staff monitors have confirmed that they will follow state law, will not enter any polling place, and will not take any action that intrudes on the voting process.
Exit pollsters and poll watchers may also be at polling places across the state, but must adhere to the requirements of state law.
Electioneering is prohibited within three hundred 300-feet of the entrance to a polling place or the last person in line while an election is in progress. No one except authorized individuals may remain within 50-feet of the entrance to a polling place while an election is in progress.
SECURITY AND INTEGRITY
Information about Oklahoma’s voting devices and security procedures can be found on the State Election Board website.
ELECTION RESULTS
Election results will be available on the State Election Board website after the polls close at 7 p.m. on election night. The State Election Board recommends setting results on “auto-refresh.”
VOTER HISTORY
Voters are also reminded that voter history for each individual is manually entered into the OK Voter Portal following the election and may take several weeks to be recorded.
Voters may verify their voter history credit in the OK Voter Portal. Voters are reminded that voter history indicates only that a voter participated in an election. It does not indicate how the individual voted.
ISSUES OR CONCERNS AT THE POLLS
If you experience an issue or believe an election or voting crime has been committed, your first action should be to notify your precinct officials and contact your County Election Board while the incident is in progress. County Election Board officials will take immediate action to resolve the issue and/or contact local law enforcement.
Voters are asked to be wary of information that seeks to promote inaccurate claims about the elections.
State and county election officials should always be your trusted sources for information. Contact information for the State Election Board and all 77 county election boards can be found on the State Election Board website.
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