Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-110: Nonpartisan candidates

A candidate may have his or her name printed upon the

nonpartisan general municipal election ballot as candidate for any

office to be filled at the election. 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 February and

no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Wednesday. A

candidate must also be a registered voter at an address within the

municipality, or of the ward where the office is from a ward for at

least six (6) months prior to filing a declaration of candidacy.

Filing as a candidate in a nonpartisan municipal election or voting

for such candidate shall not affect one’s party affiliation or

regularity.