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Oklahoma Statutes § 5-112 Petitions and filing fees

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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.

History

Amended by Laws 2017 , c. 268 , s. 1 , eff. 11/1/2017 .

Laws 1988, HB 2006, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. 3/21/1988 ; Amended by Laws 1990, SB 360, c. 306, § 3, emerg. eff. 5/30/1990 ; Amended by Laws 2002 , SB 1350, c. 447 , § 8 , emerg. eff. 6/5/2002 ; Amended by Laws 2010 , HB 3261, c. 376 , § 1 .

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