Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-103.1
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Withholding certain monies from city or town that
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fails to hold municipal election or biennial town meeting.
No monies shall be distributed pursuant to Section 1104 of Title
47 and Section 504 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes to any
incorporated city or town which has failed to hold a general or
special municipal election to elect officers as provided in Section
16-101 et seq. of this title or a biennial town meeting as provided
by the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, on the dates required by law for
four (4) or more years, if a general or special municipal election,
or for two consecutive biennial town meetings. Such monies shall be
remitted to the county in which the incorporated city or town is
located and deposited to the county highway fund of that county to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 92
be used as otherwise provided by law. An incorporated city or town
shall henceforth send the county treasurer of the county in which it
is located a copy of the municipality's notice of a biennial town
meeting or resolution calling for its regular municipal elections,
whichever is appropriate. The copy of the resolution shall include
a notation by the county election board showing that the resolution
was received and the date it was received.
No monies shall be distributed pursuant to Section 1104 of Title
47 and Section 504 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes to any
incorporated city or town which has failed to hold a general or
special municipal election to elect officers as provided in Section
16-101 et seq. of this title or a biennial town meeting as provided
by the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, on the dates required by law for
four (4) or more years, if a general or special municipal election,
or for two consecutive biennial town meetings. Such monies shall be
remitted to the county in which the incorporated city or town is
located and deposited to the county highway fund of that county to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 92
be used as otherwise provided by law. An incorporated city or town
shall henceforth send the county treasurer of the county in which it
is located a copy of the municipality's notice of a biennial town
meeting or resolution calling for its regular municipal elections,
whichever is appropriate. The copy of the resolution shall include
a notation by the county election board showing that the resolution
was received and the date it was received.
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