Voter education and outreach

Host a voter registration drive

In Oklahoma, pretty much anyone can host a voter registration drive—no special training or permission is required. However, we find that a little planning and preparation goes a long way toward helping ensure your voter reg drive is a success.

Below are some instructions and tips for hosting a drive:

Choose a date, time, and place

This seems like an obvious first step, but too few people actually schedule their voter registration drives, and they don’t end up happening.

Decide when and where you want to do it, and contact event organizers as needed.

Be mindful of the weather, the relevant voter registration deadlines, and other events happening at the same time.

Recruit help and promote

Volunteering is always more fun with a buddy! Promote your event in Facebook groups and on your own social media profiles. Tell folks you need help—people you know are the most likely to help out.

Gear up and prepare

Access our Voter Registration Toolkit that contains graphics, flyers, instructions, packing list, and other tools and tips to make your event a success.

We also recommend you review the relevant information on the State Election Board website. The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be, too.

Always bring paper forms

While Oklahoma now has online voter registration, the system isn’t perfect, and we recommend always having paper forms on hand.

You can download the Oklahoma Voter Registration Form (PDF) directly from the State Election Board website and print as many copies as you’d like.

You can also request copies from your county election board.

Be kind and assertive

Once you’re set up, some people may come up to you, but we always have more success when we speak to people.

Say something like “Hi, are you registered to vote at your current address?” or offer them something useful, such as “Would you like a voting reminder card?”

If you are at a community event and have multiple volunteers, we suggest one or two people staff the table while others carry clipboards and walk around the crowd. Tape a sign to the back of your clipboards that says “Register to Vote” in large letters, so your clipboard doubles as a sign advertising what you’re doing.

Turn in your forms

This is crucial—you must take or mail all the completed forms to the election board ASAP so they can be processed.

If you have forms from just one county, the best practice is to take them to the nearest county election board.

If you have forms from multiple counties, you can get them to the State Election Board and they’ll ensure they are sent to the correct county board(s).

You can also watch this training video (about 30 minutes) from one of our trainings in 2024.