Any person desiring to vote at such special election, after having passed the challengers whose duties shall be the same as prescribed by law governing any general election, and being admitted to the room, shall, before being given a ballot, permit the clerks to fill out an affidavit and such intended voter shall subscribe and swear to such affidavit before the special election commissioner, after which such person shall be given a ticket and permitted to prepare same and deliver the ballot to the special election commissioner who shall, in the presence of the voter, deposit the ballot in the proper ballot box, and shall deposit the affidavit in the box provided for that purpose. The form of the affidavit required of all persons presenting themselves to vote at such special election shall be substantially as follows:
AFFIDAVIT.
State of Oklahoma,)
County of ________)
, of lawful age, first being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says: That such person is a citizen of the United States, is over the age of 18 years, that such person has been for one year last past a bona fide resident of the state, of said county six months and in _____ precinct thirty (30) days next preceding this date; that such person came to his or her present residence from _________, and is a legally qualified elector in the precinct on this day and has not voted in the election.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _________ A.D. (year).
R.L. 1910, § 1528. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.