{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-105","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-5-105","heading":"Candidate must be registered - Exceptions","body":"A. To file as a candidate for nomination by a political party\n\nto any state or county office, a person must have been a registered\n\nvoter of that party for the six-month period immediately preceding\n\nthe first day of the filing period prescribed by law and, under\n\noath, so state. Provided, this requirement shall not apply to a\n\ncandidate for the nomination of a political party which attains\n\nrecognition less than six (6) months preceding the first day of the\n\nfiling period required by law. However, the candidate shall be\n\nrequired to have registered with the newly recognized party within\n\nfifteen (15) days after such party recognition.\n\nB. To file as an independent candidate for any state or county\n\noffice, a person must have been registered to vote as an independent\n\nfor the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the\n\nfiling period prescribed by law and, under oath, so state.","path":["OK Code","Title 26"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os26.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a83cd6230a3c2e00f791591bfdf2e3e65172d5862b451c1c68b4e16af1cd730d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-104","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-105a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}