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Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-20-102: Filing with Secretary of the State Election Board -

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  2. Title 26

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)

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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