{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-16-109","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-109","heading":"Eligibility and manner of becoming party candidate","body":"To be eligible to become a candidate for a political party\n\nnomination in a municipality’s partisan primary election, or an\n\nindependent candidate in such municipality’s general election, a\n\nperson must for at least six (6) months prior to filing a\n\ndeclaration of candidacy be a registered voter at an address within\n\nthe municipality or in the ward if an office is from a ward. To\n\nbecome a candidate, a declaration of candidacy must be filed with\n\nthe county election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first\n\nMonday in December and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next\n\nsucceeding Wednesday.","path":["OK Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os11.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"59981a474e717bf69d6d53b04ed908ba755df1e84e1d5d174ac51e5cdb533ff1","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-16-108","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-11-11-16-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}