Presidential Primary Filing Period Begins Monday In Oklahoma

Presidential candidates running in 2016 are expected to begin submitting paperwork on Monday to appear on Oklahoma's Presidential Preferential Primary ballot on March 1.

The three-day filing will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the State Election Board office at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Presidential candidates typically don't file in person.

All candidates are required to submit a $2,500 filing fee with their statements of candidacy.

Candidates can avoid paying the $2,500 filing fee if they have a petition signed by a certain number of eligible voters in each congressional district.

This year's March 1 primary Oklahoma will be the first statewide election in which registered independents can vote in the Democratic primary.