Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-3-105
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Canvassing returns - Statement of result - Order of
Official statutory text
incorporation.
The county election board shall canvass the returns of the
election. Within five (5) days after the canvass of the returns of
the election, the secretary of the county election board shall
certify the results of the election to the board of county
commissioners. If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of
incorporation as a town, the board of commissioners shall, within
twenty (20) days after receiving the result of the vote, issue an
order declaring that the town has been incorporated and naming the
date for the election of town officers. The territory shall, from
the date of the commissioners' order, be deemed a body corporate and
an incorporated town.
The county election board shall canvass the returns of the
election. Within five (5) days after the canvass of the returns of
the election, the secretary of the county election board shall
certify the results of the election to the board of county
commissioners. If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of
incorporation as a town, the board of commissioners shall, within
twenty (20) days after receiving the result of the vote, issue an
order declaring that the town has been incorporated and naming the
date for the election of town officers. The territory shall, from
the date of the commissioners' order, be deemed a body corporate and
an incorporated town.
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