2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 19. Counties and County Officers
§19-131.1. Registration requirements for candidates for county offices.
A. To file as a candidate for any county office, a person must have been a registered voter and have maintained a current principal residence within the county for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
B. To file as a candidate for the office of county commissioner, a person must have been a registered voter within the county commissioner district and have maintained a current principal residence within such district for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
C. For purposes of this section, evidence of a "principal residence" may include, but not be limited to, the address listed on:
1. A federal or state tax return;
2. A driver license; or
3. An automobile registration.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 9, § 2. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 69, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1975; Laws 1981, c. 178, § 3, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 300, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2021, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. Nov. 22, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 48, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.