A. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of the person's vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot.
§ 2507.Political Vote
Chapter 40: Oklahoma Evidence Code · Last amended November 1, 2002 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 2507 gives every person a privilege to refuse disclosing how they voted in a secret-ballot election, unless the court finds that particular vote was cast illegally.
Full Text of § 2507
B. This privilege does not apply if the court finds that the vote was cast illegally.
Amendment History
Laws 1978, SB 276, c. 285, § 507, eff. 10/1/1978; Amended by Laws 2002, HB 1939, c. 468, §38, eff. 11/1/2002.
Plain-English Summary
Section 2507 protects ballot secrecy as a rule of evidence. Anyone can refuse to say how they voted in an election conducted by secret ballot. The privilege has one limit: it doesn't apply if a court finds the particular vote was cast illegally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this privilege apply to every election?
It applies to any political election conducted by secret ballot.
When can a court force someone to disclose their vote?
Only when the court finds that the vote was cast illegally -- that's the sole exception Section 2507(B) allows.
Who can claim this privilege?
Every person, as to their own vote.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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Also known as: oklahoma secret ballot privilegeprivilege to refuse disclosing votepolitical vote privilege evidence code12 O.S. § 2507