{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-130","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-5-130","heading":"Burden of proof on petitioner","body":"The burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to sustain the\n\nallegations in his petition. However, failure of the contestee to\n\nappear or answer thereto shall be deemed to place him in default,\n\nand shall constitute an admission of the allegations of the\n\npetition, in which event, if the board determines that the factual\n\nallegations of the petition constitute appropriate grounds for\n\ndisqualification, such contestee's candidacy shall be stricken.","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":"2842019d0ab0d6147006001734aa383ef0ab8176c59df5df80ad393524882dce","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-129","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-26-26-5-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}