---
type: "Bill"
title: "Conduct of elections; authorizing use of electronic precinct registries. Effective date."
description: "Conduct of elections; authorizing use of electronic precinct registries. Effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 712"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 712 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jech", "Lowe (Dick)"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bfddb84-e1c5-4d24-94e3-845b9ca2b667"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB712&session=2100"
source_hash: "c05ff59dd3952f8bf02860d770c0de9614dca3851a0406a717bdedc7d3a3e6f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma SB 712 (2021) — Conduct of elections; authorizing use of electronic precinct registries. Effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 INT/SB/SB712 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/SB/SB712 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/SB/SB712 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/SB712 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/SB712 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Jech — primary (person)
- Lowe (Dick) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-01** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Authored by Senator Jech
- **2021-02-02** Second Reading referred to Rules Committee then to Appropriations Committee `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
- **2021-03-04** General Order, Considered
- **2021-03-04** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Referred for engrossment
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Lowe (Dick)
- **2021-03-22** Second Reading referred to Elections and Ethics `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Withdrawn from Elections and Ethics Committee
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2021-03-31** Referred to Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** CR; Do Pass Elections and Ethics Committee `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Coauthored by Representative(s) McDugle, Newton
- **2021-04-14** General Order
- **2021-04-14** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-14** Referred for enrollment
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled, to House
- **2021-04-15** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21** Approved by Governor 04/21/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9bfddb84-e1c5-4d24-94e3-845b9ca2b667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).