Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-109
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Eligibility and manner of becoming party candidate
Official statutory text
To be eligible to become a candidate for a political party
nomination in a municipality’s partisan primary election, or an
independent candidate in such municipality’s general election, a
person must for at least six (6) months prior to filing a
declaration of candidacy be a registered voter at an address within
the municipality or in the ward if an office is from a ward. To
become a candidate, a declaration of candidacy must be filed with
the county election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first
Monday in December and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next
succeeding Wednesday.
nomination in a municipality’s partisan primary election, or an
independent candidate in such municipality’s general election, a
person must for at least six (6) months prior to filing a
declaration of candidacy be a registered voter at an address within
the municipality or in the ward if an office is from a ward. To
become a candidate, a declaration of candidacy must be filed with
the county election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first
Monday in December and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next
succeeding Wednesday.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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