§ 26 O.S. § 26-5-117Declarations of Candidacy must be accepted - Exceptions

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The secretary of any election board shall accept any Declaration
of Candidacy which the secretary is authorized to accept, except
such Declaration which on its face shows that the candidate does not
meet the qualifications to become a candidate for the office set
forth as contained in the Oklahoma Constitution, statutes or
resolution calling the election. Such acceptance shall entitle the
candidate to have the candidate’s name appear on the appropriate
ballots unless the candidate withdraws candidacy according to law,
or unless a contest to said candidacy is sustained in the manner
hereinafter described.

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