An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed changing the state's legislation to permit those who mailed in defective election ballots to fix them and have their votes counted, the Tulsa World reported.
Democrat Regina Goodwin said she would bring forward a bill to the state's House of Representatives in the next session, although she hasn’t decided on what she would like as the precise language in the legislation.
She pointed out, however, that those who vote in person and accidentally do something that makes their ballot invalid have the opportunity to recast their vote, and mail-in voters should have the same option.
Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman said that in this year’s election, about 1% of mail-in ballots received were rejected.
Tulsa County Republican Party Chairman Bob Jack said he supported Goodwin’s initiative in principle, but only if the deadline for correcting mail-in ballots was the same as for those voting in-person, saying "I would not be a proponent of moving the line."
However, Tulsa County Election Board Chairman George Wiland said he does not agree with a bill of this kind, explaining to Tusla World that “Because there are ample instructions in the ballots mailed out to the voter that should clearly identify what is required.”
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