Republicans seek to enshrine voter identification requirement into Oklahoma Constitution

OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure seeking to enshrine into the state Constitution a requirement that voters provide identification at the polls is a political stunt, critics said.

But supporters of Senate Joint Resolution 47, which easily passed through the Senate Thursday, said it’s necessary to add the nearly 16-year-old law into the state Constitution to ensure the continued integrity of Oklahoma’s election system in future years.

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, said the measure is needed to make sure future legislatures don’t remove the voter identification requirement without first holding a public vote.

Paxton’s measure asks Oklahoma voters to approve the addition during a special election set for Aug. 25, which is also the runoff date for partisan primaries. Runoff primaries traditionally have the lowest voter turnout.



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