Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-302
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Municipalities required to hold town meetings -
Official statutory text
Election - Ordinance providing alternative procedure - Repeal of
ordinance.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, Section 16-301 et
seq. of this title, all municipalities with fewer than two thousand
(2,000) residents, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,
that are not governed by charter, shall elect officers and consider
questions raised by initiative or referendum, pursuant to Section
15-101 et seq. of this title, at biennial town meetings or special
town meetings of the voters of each municipality as provided in this
act. Provided, that a municipality of fewer than two thousand
(2,000) residents may at any time adopt an ordinance requiring that
its officers shall be elected and initiative and referendum
questions shall be decided only through elections conducted by the
county election board pursuant to Section 16-101 et seq. of this
title. Any municipality that passes an ordinance pursuant to this
section shall upon adoption of the ordinance provide a copy of the
ordinance to the county election board of the county in which the
municipality is located.
B. If the ordinance is repealed, elections of the municipality
shall be at a town meeting. The municipality shall provide a copy
of the repealer to the county election board of the county in which
the municipality is located. If a municipality with fewer than two
thousand (2,000) residents fails to hold its regular municipal
elections as required by law, the municipality shall be subject to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, Section 16-301 et
seq. of this title; provided, further, that such municipality may
adopt a resolution requiring that its elections be conducted by the
county election board as provided in this section.
ordinance.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, Section 16-301 et
seq. of this title, all municipalities with fewer than two thousand
(2,000) residents, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,
that are not governed by charter, shall elect officers and consider
questions raised by initiative or referendum, pursuant to Section
15-101 et seq. of this title, at biennial town meetings or special
town meetings of the voters of each municipality as provided in this
act. Provided, that a municipality of fewer than two thousand
(2,000) residents may at any time adopt an ordinance requiring that
its officers shall be elected and initiative and referendum
questions shall be decided only through elections conducted by the
county election board pursuant to Section 16-101 et seq. of this
title. Any municipality that passes an ordinance pursuant to this
section shall upon adoption of the ordinance provide a copy of the
ordinance to the county election board of the county in which the
municipality is located.
B. If the ordinance is repealed, elections of the municipality
shall be at a town meeting. The municipality shall provide a copy
of the repealer to the county election board of the county in which
the municipality is located. If a municipality with fewer than two
thousand (2,000) residents fails to hold its regular municipal
elections as required by law, the municipality shall be subject to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, Section 16-301 et
seq. of this title; provided, further, that such municipality may
adopt a resolution requiring that its elections be conducted by the
county election board as provided in this section.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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