Oklahoma primary voter registration deadline nears

Oklahoma voters who want to vote in the July primaries must be registered to vote by Friday.

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Important election dates

• Friday is the last day to register to vote in the July 27 primary elections.

• July 21 is the last day to request an absentee ballot.

• Early voting begins July 23.

• A runoff election, if one candidate does not get more than half of all votes when there are more than two candidates running, is scheduled for Aug. 24. The last day to register to vote in the runoff is July 30.

• The general election will be Nov. 2.

• Oct. 8 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 election.

Source: State Election Board

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Voters in the party primary will have the opportunity to decide on candidates in several statewide races, including U.S. Senate, five congressional seats, governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor and inspector, attorney general, state schools superintendent and several legislative seats.

Candidates who receive a majority of the votes will be on the ballot in the November election. If a candidate from a single party does not receive more than half of the votes, a runoff primary election will be held Aug. 24, according to the state Election Board.

Voter registration forms can be downloaded from the state Election Board website at ok.gov/elections.

The form should be sent to the state Election Board and postmarked by Friday, said Paul Ziriax, secretary of the state Election Board. Vo

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