Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-20-102
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Filing with Secretary of the State Election Board -
Official statutory text
Qualifications - Petition - Fees - Ballots.
A. Candidates for the nomination for President of the United
States shall file with the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Such candidates shall be members of political parties recognized
under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and shall have filed a
statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and
shall have raised and expended not less than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for the office. The candidates shall be required to
swear an oath or affirm that they meet the aforementioned
qualifications, and their signatures shall be witnessed by a notary
public. Such filing beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the first Monday in
December and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Wednesday,
or at a time prescribed by the State Election Board for a
Presidential Preferential Primary to be held on a date other than
the first Tuesday in March. A statement of candidacy must be
accompanied by a petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by
one percent (1%) of the registered voters in each congressional
district eligible to vote for a candidate or one thousand (1,000)
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 191
registered voters in each congressional district eligible to vote
for a candidate, whichever is less, as reflected by the latest
January 15 registration report; or by a cashier's check or certified
check in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The State
Election Board shall cause the names of all candidates who have
filed within the proper time to be printed on the official ballots.
The ballots shall be prepared as provided for by law. Voters shall
be restricted to one vote for the candidate of his or her choice of
the political party in which the voter is registered.
B. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing
shall identify the county and the congressional district, and shall
contain the names of registered voters in only one congressional
district and in only one county.
C. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing
shall be verified. Verification shall be made in substantial
compliance with the provisions of Section 6 of Title 34 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
A. Candidates for the nomination for President of the United
States shall file with the Secretary of the State Election Board.
Such candidates shall be members of political parties recognized
under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and shall have filed a
statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and
shall have raised and expended not less than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for the office. The candidates shall be required to
swear an oath or affirm that they meet the aforementioned
qualifications, and their signatures shall be witnessed by a notary
public. Such filing beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the first Monday in
December and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Wednesday,
or at a time prescribed by the State Election Board for a
Presidential Preferential Primary to be held on a date other than
the first Tuesday in March. A statement of candidacy must be
accompanied by a petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by
one percent (1%) of the registered voters in each congressional
district eligible to vote for a candidate or one thousand (1,000)
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 26. Elections Page 191
registered voters in each congressional district eligible to vote
for a candidate, whichever is less, as reflected by the latest
January 15 registration report; or by a cashier's check or certified
check in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The State
Election Board shall cause the names of all candidates who have
filed within the proper time to be printed on the official ballots.
The ballots shall be prepared as provided for by law. Voters shall
be restricted to one vote for the candidate of his or her choice of
the political party in which the voter is registered.
B. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing
shall identify the county and the congressional district, and shall
contain the names of registered voters in only one congressional
district and in only one county.
C. Each page of a petition supporting a candidate's filing
shall be verified. Verification shall be made in substantial
compliance with the provisions of Section 6 of Title 34 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
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