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26 OK Stat § 26-4-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-119. Change of political affiliation.

|Any registered voter may make application under oath to change political affiliation by executing a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board at any time. The county election board secretary in the applicant's county of residence shall process and approve any such application for political affiliation change upon receipt, except as provided in Section 4-110.1 of this title and except during the period from April 1 through August 31, inclusive, in any even-numbered year. The secretary shall process and approve such applications for change of political affiliation received or postmarked from April 1 through August 31 in any even-numbered year after August 31. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 75, § 19, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Renumbered from § 93.49 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 10, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 14, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 358, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 7; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120. Cancellation of registrations.

|The registration of any registered voter may be cancelled only for one of the following reasons: Written notice from the voter; death; conviction of a felony; judicial determination of mental incapacitation under Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes; registration in another county or state; or failure to respond to a confirmation of address mailing and failure to vote as prescribed in Section 21 of this act. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 75, § 20, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 2, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Renumbered from § 93.50 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 10, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 240, § 15, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 45, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 6, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.1. Voluntary cancellation of registration.

|A registered voter may have his or her name removed from the voter registration database by executing a written notice for same to the Secretary of the State Election Board or any county election board. Such written notice shall be personally signed by the voter and either shall be notarized or shall be witnessed by two persons whose names and addresses shall be included on the notice. |Added by Laws 1981, c. 45, § 2, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2010, c. 189, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.4. Convicted felons - Cancellation of registration - Liability.

|A. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall accept written notice from the United States Attorney of persons convicted of felonies in a district court of the United States. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause the voter registrations of persons listed in the written notice to be cancelled in the county of the person’s residence and shall notify the secretary of the appropriate county election board of the cancellation. |B. The court clerk in each county shall prepare a list monthly of all persons convicted in the county of a felony and shall transmit the list to the secretary of the county election board. The list shall include information necessary to identify a person on the list as a registered voter prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board. The secretary shall cancel the registration of registered voters in the county included on the list. The secretary of the county election board shall forward the names of any persons on the list who are not residents of the county to the Secretary of the State Election Board. The Secretary of the State Election Board shall cause the voter registrations of persons from a list who are forwarded to the Secretary to be cancelled in the county of the person’s residence.C. The Secretary of the State Election Board, secretaries of county election boards, and their agents and employees shall not be held civilly liable for any action taken based upon information concerning felony convictions received from a United States Attorney or a county court clerk pursuant to subsections A and B of this section if a reasonable effort was made to make an accurate match of the information provided with voter registration records before canceling any voter’s registration.Added by Laws 1981, c. 45, § 5, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 331, § 10, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 290, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 7, eff. July 1, 2003.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.5. Incapacitated persons - Cancellation of registration.

|The court clerk in each county shall prepare each month a list of all persons who have been adjudged incapacitated and hold said list for the secretary of the county election board. The secretary shall cancel the registration of each registered voter included on said list, and such person shall be ineligible for registration until he has been adjudged no longer incapacitated by a court of competent jurisdiction. |Laws 1981, c. 45, § 6, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 7, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.6. Registration in another county or state - Cancellation or registration.

|The secretary of each county election board shall cancel the registration of allregistered voters who have registered in another county in Oklahoma, or in another state, upon receipt of notice of same. |Laws 1981, c. 45, § 7, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.7. Registration applications - Removal from registries - Destruction.

|The registration application of registered voters whose registration has been canceled, upon written notice of the voter, death, conviction of a felony, judicial determination of mental incapacitation or registration in another county or state in the manner hereinbefore provided, shall be removed from the central registry and maintained separately for a period of twenty-four (24) months by the secretary of each county election board. Reason for cancellation and date of said cancellation shall be noted on said registration application. After twenty-four (24) months, the registration application shall be destroyed. |Added by Laws 1981, c. 45, § 8, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 6, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 331, § 11, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 260, § 23, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.8. Reregistration of cancelled voter.

|A person whose registration has been cancelled according to law shall be required to register again in the manner provided by law for initial registrations before he can vote in an election for which registration is required. |Laws 1981, c. 45, § 9, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-120.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-120.10. Voting in precinct from which registration transferred.

|Any person whose voter registration has been transferred and the transfer has been completed by the appropriate election board pursuant to Section 4-116 or 4-118 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not vote in the precinct in which the person was registered prior to the transfer of registration. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 403, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
26 OK Stat § 26-4-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-4-121. Multistate voter list maintenance organizations.

|A. The Secretary of the State Election Board may join the State of Oklahoma as a member in one or more multistate voter list maintenance organizations including, but not limited to, the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) or its successor. The Secretary is authorized to expend funds as available for membership fees, dues and other expenses related to such membership. |B. Upon membership in an organization as provided in subsection A of this section, the Secretary of the State Election Board may provide voter registration data to the organization and the Department of Public Safety may provide motor vehicle license data to the organization if such data is required to be provided as a condition of membership. The voter registration data and motor vehicle license data described in this subsection may include a person’s name, address, date of birth, driver license or state identification number, last four digits of a social security number or any other data required by the organization. The transmission and storage of such data shall be done in a secure manner.C. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which this state is a member identifies Oklahoma residents who are citizens of the United States eligible to vote but not yet registered, the Secretary of the State Election Board may notify such citizens about the procedure for becoming a registered voter in this state. The Secretary may delegate the contacting of such citizens to the secretary of the appropriate county election board.D. If a multistate voter list maintenance organization of which this state is a member provides United States Postal Service National Change of Address data regarding registered voters who have changed their address of residence within the state, the Secretary of the State Election Board may use the data pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-118.1, 4-120.2 or 7-115.1 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the federal National Voter Registration Act.Added by Laws 2021, c. 201, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-101. Declarations of candidacy required.

|A person may become a candidate for office and have his name appear on a ballot only after he files a Declaration of Candidacy as hereinafter provided. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-101, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-102. Candidates filing with Secretary of State Election Board.

|Candidates for United States Senator, United States Representative, state officer, State Senator, State Representative, district judge, associate district judge and district attorney shall file Declarations of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State Election Board. |Amended by Laws 1987, c. 33, § 6, emerg. eff. April 20, 1987.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-103. Candidates filing with secretary of county election board.

|Candidates for county office shall file Declarations of Candidacy with the secretary of the county election board in the county in which said candidates seek election. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-103, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-104. Party must be recognized.

|Candidates may file for the nomination of a political party only if said party is recognized by the laws of the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-104, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-105. Candidate must be registered - Exceptions.

|A. To file as a candidate for nomination by a political party to any state or county office, a person must have been a registered voter of that party for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law and, under oath, so state. Provided, this requirement shall not apply to a candidate for the nomination of a political party which attains recognition less than six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period required by law. However, the candidate shall be required to have registered with the newly recognized party within fifteen (15) days after such party recognition. |B. To file as an independent candidate for any state or county office, a person must have been registered to vote as an independent for the six-month period immediately preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law and, under oath, so state.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153 § 5-105, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 178, § 4, emerg. eff. May 18, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 27, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 7, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 289, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-105a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-105a. Misdemeanor embezzlement and felony offenders barred from public office for certain time - Pardons.

|A. A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or of the United States or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such misdemeanor involving embezzlement or felony or who has been convicted of a crime in another state which would have been a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such crime shall not be eligible to be a candidate for or to be elected to any state, county, municipal, judicial or school office or any other elective office of any political subdivision of this state for a period of fifteen (15) years following completion of his sentence or during the pendency of an appeal of such conviction or plea. |B. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude a person who has received a pardon from being eligible for or from holding public office.Added by Laws 1986, c. 234, § 1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1986.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-106. Candidate may file for only one office.

|Candidates may file for no more than one office at any election. A Special Election and a Regular Election held on the same date shall be considered one election. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-106, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 260, § 26, emerg. eff. May 26, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 369, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 2004.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-107. Identical names prohibited.

|No person may become a candidate for any office enumerated in Section 5-102 of this title whose name is identical to the name of the incumbent or of any publicly announced candidate for such office, or similar thereto, where it appears that the identity or similarity of names is used for the purpose of confusing the voters. Any person desiring to become a candidate for one of said offices whose name is identical or similar to the name of the incumbent or of any publicly announced candidate for said office shall observe the following procedure. |The potential candidate shall file a preliminary Declaration of Candidacy with the Secretary of the State Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. on Monday and 5 p.m. on Friday of the third week prior to the beginning of the regular filing period. The preliminary Declaration of Candidacy shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).When such a preliminary Declaration of Candidacy is filed the Secretary of the State Election Board shall immediately set the matter for hearing and shall cause at least five (5) days' notice to be given by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the state so that any person may object to said filing and be heard thereon at said hearing.At said hearing the candidate may present proof and testimony of his good faith. The burden of proof shall be upon the candidate to show that his candidacy is in good faith and is not intended to confuse the voters.After a full and complete hearing the State Election Board shall render its decision, and if it finds that he is acting in good faith and not for the purpose of confusing the voters, said candidate shall be permitted to file a Declaration of Candidacy during the regular filing period, and his deposit shall be returned to him. If the Board finds that said candidate's candidacy is designed for the purpose of confusing the voters, he shall not be permitted to file as a candidate, and the balance of his deposit, after the costs of the hearing are deducted, shall be returned to him.Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-107, operative Jan. 1, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 90, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-108. Adopting name of incumbent prohibited.

|No person may become a candidate for any office who adopts or has adopted a name identical or similar to that of the incumbent of such office, or of any candidate who has previously made public announcement of his candidacy for such office. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-108, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-109. Adopting name of person of state or national reputation prohibited.

|No person may become a candidate for any office who adopts or has adopted the name of any person of state or national reputation, living or dead. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-109, operative Jan. 1, 1975.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-110. Filing period.

|Declarations of Candidacy provided herein must be filed with the secretary of the appropriate election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of April of any even-numbered year and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Friday. Such Declarations of Candidacy may be transmitted by United States mail, but in no event shall the secretary of any election board accept such Declarations after the time prescribed by law. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-110, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 162, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 8, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws 2011, c. 196, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-111 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-111. Declaration of candidacy forms.

|A. Forms to be used for filing Declarations of Candidacy shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board and shall contain the following information: |1. The name of the candidate as it shall appear on the ballot;2. The legal name of the candidate;3. The candidate's place of residence and mailing address;4. The name of the office sought;5. The candidate's date of birth;6. The party affiliation of the candidate seeking political party nomination;7. The precinct and county wherein the candidate is a registered voter;8. An oath wherein the candidate swears or affirms that he or she is qualified to become a candidate for the office sought, and that, if elected, the candidate will be qualified to hold the office; and9. Any additional information which the Secretary deems necessary.B. If the candidate has ever been ultimately determined by a court of proper authority to be guilty of an offense specified in subsection A of Section 5-105a of this title or at the time of filing the Declaration of Candidacy is named in an outstanding warrant for arrest for such an offense, in this or any other state, the candidate shall provide the following information on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board:1. The name of the offense;2. The date of conviction or issuance of the outstanding warrant; and3. The county and state of conviction or issuance of the outstanding warrant.The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an offense for which the candidate has received a pardon.C. A Declaration of Candidacy form must be signed by the candidate, and the signature must be properly notarized by a notary public or other person authorized by law to administer oaths.D. In addition to the information required by this section, a candidate may include a telephone number, email address and website address. Such additional information shall not be required of any candidate but if provided shall be made available to the public.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-111, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 10, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 96, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 402, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-111.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-111.1. Declaration of Candidacy - Signature of candidate.

|To be valid, a Declaration of Candidacy submitted to the secretary of any county election board or to the Secretary of the State Election Board shall be signed by the candidate in writing. The candidate shall personally subscribe his name to the Declaration of Candidacy, and no agent, representative or employee of the candidate may sign on the candidate's behalf. The signature must be the original, handwritten signature or autograph of the candidate. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute signature or autograph will be valid. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 101, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 1988.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-112. Petitions and filing fees.

|A. A declaration of candidacy must be accompanied by: |1. A petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by not fewer than two percent (2%) of the number of registered voters in the district, county or state, as appropriate for the office sought; or2. A cashier's check or certified check as follows:a.for candidates for Governor, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),b.for candidates for United States Senator, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00),c.for candidates for United States Congress, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),d.for candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Corporation Commission, Attorney General, State Auditor and Inspector, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Insurance and Commissioner of Labor, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),e.for candidates for the State House of Representatives, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),f.for candidates for the State Senate, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),g.for candidates for District Judge or Associate District Judge, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),h.for candidates for District Attorney, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), andi.for candidates for county office, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).B. A filing fee received by the Secretary of the State Election Board shall be deposited in the State Election Board Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3-107 of this title. A filing fee received by a secretary of a county election board shall be deposited in the County Election Board Special Depository Account authorized by Section 3-108 of this title.Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 7, 1978; Laws 1988, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 306, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 2002, c. 447, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2010, c. 376, § 1; Laws 2017, c. 268, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
26 OK Stat § 26-5-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 26. Elections|§26-5-114. Designation of term.

|In all primary elections where there are two or more nominations to be made for the same office in name, one of said offices being for a longer term than the other, each candidate, in filing for nomination for said office, shall state whether he is filing for the long or short term, and the same shall be reflected on the ballot for said offices. |Laws 1974, c. 153, § 5-114, operative Jan. 1, 1975.