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Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 5-112 (2026)

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. 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1976–1987 · leading case: McClendon v. Slater, 554 P.2d 774 (Okla. 1976).
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McClendon v. Slater, 554 P.2d 774 (Okla. 1976). · cites it 3× “[4] 26 O.S.Supp. 1975 § 5-112. Petitions and filing fees: "A Declaration of Candidacy must be accompanied by a petition supporting a candidate's filing signed by five percent (5%) of the registered voters eligible to vote for a candidate in the first election wherein the…”
Clegg v. Oklahoma State Election Bd., 637 P.2d 103 (Okla. 1981). · cites it 3× “The issue presented is whether Billy Joe Clegg, appellant, an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Governor in the 1978 Oklahoma elections, is entitled to a refund of the filing fee which he was required to post with his declaration of candidacy pursuant to 26 O.S.Supp.1978…”
Arutunoff v. Oklahoma State Election Bd., 687 F.2d 1375 (10th Cir. 1982). · cites it 2× “1974), which provides, inter alia, that the registered party affiliation of a member of a political party which ceases to be recognized as such shall be changed to “Independent,” also is violative of plaintiffs’ first and fourteenth amendment rights; and (3) Okla.Stat. tit. 26,…”
Rainbow Coalition v. Oklahoma State Election Bd., 685 F. Supp. 1193 (W.D. Okla. 1987). “Also at issue in Arutunoff were Okla.Stat. tit. 26, §§ 5-112 and 10-101.1 relating to independent candidates for office.”
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