Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-4-103
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Alternative procedure for incorporated towns
Official statutory text
As an alternative procedure to filing a petition with the board
of county commissioners, the board of trustees of an incorporated
town, by resolution, may direct the mayor to submit the question of
whether or not the town shall become a city to the registered voters
of the town at a special or general election. The resolution shall:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 33
1. Divide the municipality into the required number of wards for
purposes of the proposed city;
2. Designate the statutory form of city government that is
proposed for the city when it becomes incorporated; and
3. Name the date for the election.
If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of incorporation as a
city, as certified by the county election board, the town board
shall adopt a resolution declaring that the city has been
incorporated and naming the date for the election of city officers.
The city shall, from the date of the board's resolution, be deemed a
body corporate and an incorporated city.
of county commissioners, the board of trustees of an incorporated
town, by resolution, may direct the mayor to submit the question of
whether or not the town shall become a city to the registered voters
of the town at a special or general election. The resolution shall:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 33
1. Divide the municipality into the required number of wards for
purposes of the proposed city;
2. Designate the statutory form of city government that is
proposed for the city when it becomes incorporated; and
3. Name the date for the election.
If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of incorporation as a
city, as certified by the county election board, the town board
shall adopt a resolution declaring that the city has been
incorporated and naming the date for the election of city officers.
The city shall, from the date of the board's resolution, be deemed a
body corporate and an incorporated city.
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