Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 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.