Elections and Voting Resources

Oklahoma allows a no-excuse absentee ballot in light of the pandemic. This resource provides information on how to apply for an absentee ballot.

This blog post highlights whether Oklahoma requires absentee ballots to be notarized and the exceptions for when a state of emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic or a local quarantine of a facility is declared.

Elections officials across the country are striving to provide a safe and secure voting experience while maintaining safety regulations and guidelines encouraged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With the pandemic, voting procedures have changed to accommodate individuals and ensure that eligible voters can participate.

This guide provides the public with information concerning their voting rights. Information includes the following: voting registration, polling places, materials needed to vote in-person, resources about absentee and early voting, your rights when voting, and resources for voters with disabilities. These resources are here to help Americans feel more confident when they vote.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an "independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law." The law includes disclosure of the money raised and spent on federal elections, financing of presidential campaigns, and the restrictions of the funding of the elections. The FEC provides resources such as a presidential candidate map to determine funding, and a map to compare candidates in an election. This resources enables the public to view the amount of financing is candidate have raised and spent for the presidential, Senate and House elections.

The Library of Congress (LOC) has resources that list the statistics for the Presidential Elections, Congressional Elections, and State Elections. For example, the web site breaks down Presidential Elections since 1789. It lists the nominees, the party they belong to, and the number of electoral and popular votes. It then breaks these votes down by each state, allowing individuals to see voting patterns.

The Electoral College is the process of the president and vice president being selected by the electors of each state. The National Archives provides resources to learn more about the Electoral College, such as: "What is the Electoral College," "Why do we have the Electoral College," "How are my electors appointed," etc.