Oklahoma § 26-5-112 Petitions and filing fees.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 26-5-112 — Petitions and filing fees.

Oklahoma § 26-5-112

Title 26Elections

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-5-112 (2026).

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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; or 2. 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 ca

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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; or 2. 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), and i. 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.

Legislative History

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.