SECTION 230:20-9-1. Petition form prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board

(a)   The Secretary of the State Election Board shall prescribe the form that shall be used by candidates for federal, state, or county offices to gather signatures from eligible voters in support of their candidacy. Such petitions may be submitted to the Secretary of the State Election Board or to the Secretary of the County Election Board in lieu of a filing fee for federal, state, and county offices.

(b)   The form for a petition supporting a Declaration of Candidacy for a federal, state, or county office shall include at the top of each page spaces for the candidate's political affiliation, candidate's name, the title and district, if applicable, of the office sought, and the county in which the petition was circulated. See 230:20-9-2. A single petition page shall provide space for up to fifteen (15) voters to provide their names, addresses, and signatures. Each petition page shall include the printed name and signature of the person who circulated the petition and who witnessed the signatures of each voter who signed the page.

(c)   Pages of a petition supporting a Declaration of Candidacy shall be printed on white paper measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Pages of a petition shall be printed on only one side of said paper. Each page of a petition shall include the candidate information described in (b) of this Section.

(d)   The forms prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board for petitions supporting Declarations of Candidacy shall be available on the State Election Board website: https://elections.ok.gov/Candidate_Info. A petition form is available for candidates for all federal and state offices who file with the Secretary of the State Election Board and a petition form is available for all candidates for county offices that file with the Secretary of the County Election Board.

[Source: Added at 35 Ok Reg 565, eff 3-15-18 (emergency); Added at 35 Ok Reg 1203, eff 9-14-18]