§ 26 O.S. § 26-1-109Party ceases to be recognized

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A. Any recognized political party shall continue to be a
recognized political party if a candidate of that party for any
statewide elected office receives at least two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the total votes cast for the office in either of the
preceding two general elections. If such a political party fails to
retain recognition, the party may regain recognition only by
following the procedure prescribed for formation of new political
parties. The State Election Board shall proclaim the fact of a
party's failure to receive a sufficient number of votes and shall
order that the party cease to be recognized.
B. Any recognized political party that ceases to be recognized
under provisions of this section shall be designated as a political
organization. Such political organization designation shall
terminate four (4) years from the date that the political party
ceases to be recognized or when the political organization regains
recognition as a political party, whichever is earlier.

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