Today is is voter registration deadline for House 55 special primary elections

The state Election Board says TODAY is the deadline for registering to vote in the Sept. 8 special primary elections for a vacant state House seat.

Democrats Larry Peck of Sentinel and Alex Damon of Cordell and Republicans Todd Russ of Cordell and Jeff Ledford of Hobart are running for the District 55 seat in western Oklahoma.

The Election Board says people who are not registered to vote but want to vote in one of the primaries must submit a voter registration application before the deadline.

Rep. Ryan McMullen, D-Burns Flat, resigned from the seat last month after being appointed state director of rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Winners of the primaries will meet in a general election on Oct. 13.