The following steps shall be observed to verify the eligibility of a provisional voter who disputes the political affiliation indicated in the Precinct Registry.

1. (1) Look at the original registration form in the Central File to determine whether the voter's choice of political affiliation was entered incorrectly in MESA.
2. (2) Look for the voter's name on the Pending Political Affiliation Changes report. If a change of political affiliation to the party for which the voter cast a provisional ballot is pending but not yet activated, the voter's provisional ballot must be rejected.
3. (3) Check the rejected applications being held in the Additional Information Requested file and the Rejection Registry file to determine if a voter registration application for change of political affiliation to the party for which the voter cast a provisional ballot was rejected.
4. (4) Investigate to the extent possible any information provided by the voter on the provisional ballot affidavit that may prove that the voter submitted a valid and timely application for change of political affiliation to the party for which the voter cast a provisional ballot.
5. (5) Indicate the disposition of the provisional ballot in the "For CEB Office Use Only" space on the affidavit envelope by placing a checkmark beside "Count" or "Reject" as appropriate.
6. (6) If a provisional ballot is verified and approved for counting, place the affidavit envelope, unopened, in a locked ballot box or other locked container until the County Election Board meets to open the affidavit envelopes.
7. (7) If the ballot is rejected, indicate the reason for the rejection in the space provided on the affidavit envelope. Place all rejected provisional ballot affidavits aside in a secure location completely separate from affidavits not yet verified and from those that are verified and approved for counting.

Added at 22 Ok Reg 1884, eff 7-1-05

Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1167, eff 7-1-11