Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-5-117: Declarations of Candidacy must be accepted - Exceptions

The secretary of any election board shall accept any Declaration

of Candidacy which the secretary is authorized to accept, except

such Declaration which on its face shows that the candidate does not

meet the qualifications to become a candidate for the office set

forth as contained in the Oklahoma Constitution, statutes or

resolution calling the election. Such acceptance shall entitle the

candidate to have the candidate’s name appear on the appropriate

ballots unless the candidate withdraws candidacy according to law,

or unless a contest to said candidacy is sustained in the manner

hereinafter described.