2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 11. Cities and Towns
§11-16-109. Eligibility and manner of becoming party candidate.
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.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 16-109, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 292, § 2; Laws 1987, c. 75, § 4, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 2004, c. 545, § 28, eff. July 1, 2005.
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