Okla. Stat. tit. 14, § 14-80.8
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Filing as Senate candidate - Requirements
Official statutory text
To file as a candidate for the State Senate in any senatorial
district, a person must have been a registered voter in the district
and a resident residing within such district for the six-month
period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period as
provided by law. Any member of the Senate whose district has been
changed by redistricting may change residence with the intent of
becoming qualified to seek reelection in such district in the first
election applicable to such district following redistricting without
thereby being deemed to have vacated his or her existing office.
district, a person must have been a registered voter in the district
and a resident residing within such district for the six-month
period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period as
provided by law. Any member of the Senate whose district has been
changed by redistricting may change residence with the intent of
becoming qualified to seek reelection in such district in the first
election applicable to such district following redistricting without
thereby being deemed to have vacated his or her existing office.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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