Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-901.5A

out in Section 901.5.

A. The board of directors of a fire protection district is

hereby authorized to adopt, by resolution, the election procedures

set out in this section in lieu of the election procedures set out

in Section 901.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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B. The board of directors shall divide the fire protection

district into as many voting districts as there are members of the

board. Such voting districts shall, as nearly as feasible and

practical, follow clearly visible, definable and observable physical

boundaries which are based upon criteria established and recognized

by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of

Commerce for purposes of defining census blocks for its decennial

census and shall follow precinct boundary lines as nearly as

practical. Voting districts shall be compact, contiguous and as

equal in population as practical with not more than a ten percent

(10%) variance between the most populous and least populous

districts, according to the results of the most recent Federal

Decennial Census. The board shall redraw voting districts no later

than June 30 of any year in which the results of a Federal Decennial

Census are released which shows a population variance of more than

ten percent (10%) between the most populous and least populous

districts and at any time a board increases its membership pursuant

to subsection C of Section 901.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. The voting districts may not be redrawn at any other

time.

C. The registered voters of each voting district shall elect

one member of the board of directors of the fire protection

district. A member shall be required to be a registered voter of

the voting district which elects such member.

D. 1. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the board of

directors. In the event a vacancy occurs and the remaining members

of the board are unable to make a decision on such vacancy within

sixty (60) calendar days, the board of county commissioners shall

immediately appoint a member to fill the vacancy. In the event the

vacancies on the board are so numerous as to not provide a quorum,

the board of county commissioners shall appoint as many members as

are necessary to make a quorum.

2. Appointments to fill a vacancy pursuant to this section may

not result in more than two board members being residents of the

same voting district.

3. All vacancies filled pursuant to the provisions of this

subsection shall be filled until the next regular election, at which

time a member shall be elected to serve the remainder of the

unexpired term.

E. 1. The office of a member of the board of directors may be

declared vacant by the board of directors if such member:

a. is absent from more than one-half (1/2) of all

meetings of the board of directors, regular and

special, held within any period of four (4)

consecutive months,

b. ceases to be eligible for office pursuant to this

section,

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c. has a conviction in a court of any felony or crime

involving moral turpitude,

d. uses alcohol, any stimulant, any drug or other

substance which impairs intellect, judgment or

physical ability to such an extent as to incapacitate

the member to such a degree that the member is

prevented from performing duties pursuant to Chapter

21 of this title,

e. has a mental or physical weakness or inability which

incapacitates the member to such a degree that the

member is prevented from performing duties required

pursuant to Chapter 21 of this title, or

f. has served the term for which elected and no person

has filed for election for the office of such member.

2. Vacancies determined pursuant to this subsection shall be

filled pursuant to subsection D of this section after notice to the

board member of such action and opportunity for a hearing.
the

member is prevented from performing duties required

pursuant to Chapter 21 of this title, or

f. has served the term for which elected and no person

has filed for election for the office of such member.

2. Vacancies determined pursuant to this subsection shall be

filled pursuant to subsection D of this section after notice to the

board member of such action and opportunity for a hearing.

3. Vacancies shall be determined at an official meeting of the

board and shall be a specific agenda item.

4. Any appeal from a decision declaring an office vacant

pursuant to this subsection shall be made to the district court

within thirty (30) days of such determination.

F. Election procedures for the board of directors of a fire

protection district may not be changed between the procedures set

out in Section 901.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the

procedures set out in this section more often than one time in any

ten-year period.

G. If a board adopts the election procedures set out in this

section, all provisions of Section 901.5 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes which are not in conflict with this section shall be

applicable.