Oklahoma Code § 19-131.1

Title 19. Counties And County Officers: Registration requirements for candidates for county
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offices.
A.  To file as a candidate for any county office, a person must
have been a registered voter and have maintained a current principal
residence within the county for the six-month period immediately
preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
B.  To file as a candidate for the office of county
commissioner, a person must have been a registered voter within the
county commissioner district and have maintained a current principal
residence within such district for the six-month period immediately
preceding the first day of the filing period prescribed by law.
C.  For purposes of this section, evidence of a "principal
residence" may include, but not be limited to, the address listed
on:
1.  A federal or state tax return;
2.  A driver license; or
3.  An automobile registration.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 9, § 2.  Amended by Laws 1975, c. 69, § 1,
emerg. eff. April 18, 1975; Laws 1981, c. 178, § 3, emerg. eff. May
18, 1981; Laws 2004, c. 53, § 4, emerg. eff. April 1, 2004; Laws
2011, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 300, § 2, eff.
Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2021, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 1, emerg. eff. Nov.
22, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 48, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.

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