Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-19-101
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Procedure for changing name - Petition or governing
Official statutory text
body resolution.
The mayor of an incorporated municipality shall issue an order
calling for an election on the question of whether or not the
municipality shall change its name if:
1. an initiative petition is filed with the governing body; or2. the governing body, by resolution, so directs.
The initiative petition or resolution of the governing body shall
set forth the name of the municipality, its location, and the new
name which is proposed for adoption.
The mayor of an incorporated municipality shall issue an order
calling for an election on the question of whether or not the
municipality shall change its name if:
1. an initiative petition is filed with the governing body; or2. the governing body, by resolution, so directs.
The initiative petition or resolution of the governing body shall
set forth the name of the municipality, its location, and the new
name which is proposed for adoption.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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