Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-902.6
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resolution - Conduct of election - Vacancies.
Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the
owners of real property in and residents of said district. At the
time of making its order organizing the district, the board of
county commissioners shall set a first meeting of property owners of
said district and direct the manner of giving notice by publication
thereof. The owners of property within the district present at such
meeting shall elect nine (9) directors who shall hold their office
until the next general election, at which time their successors
shall be elected. The property owners present at such first meeting
shall adopt the bylaws of the district. At the first general
election after organization of the district the three qualified
persons receiving the highest number of votes for member of board of
directors of the district shall hold their respective offices for
the term of six (6) years. The three qualified persons receiving
the next highest number of votes shall be elected for four (4)
years, and the three qualified persons having the next highest
number of votes shall be elected for two (2) years. Each two (2)
years thereafter, there shall be elected for a term of six (6) years
three members of said board of directors. The board of directors of
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the district shall submit, within fifteen (15) days before the
filing period of any district election, a resolution to the
secretary of the county election board conducting said election.
The resolution shall contain the following:
1. The date of the election; and
2. The offices to be filled or the questions to be voted upon
at the election; and
3. Qualifications for the offices; and
4. Any other information necessary for conducting said
election.
The regular election in the district shall be held at the same time
as the general election in this state. All polling places of
precincts, all or any part of which include areas within the
boundaries of the district, shall be supplied ballots for the
purpose of permitting electors of the district to vote for members
of the board of directors of the district. Filing for the office of
member of the board of directors shall be with the county election
board on a nonpartisan basis during the regular filing period for
state and county offices and shall be done without the payment of a
filing fee and without filing of a petition in support of the
candidate's candidacy. Vacancies on the board shall be filled, for
the unexpired term thereof, by the board of directors.
Directors of a rural road improvement district shall be the
owners of real property in and residents of said district. At the
time of making its order organizing the district, the board of
county commissioners shall set a first meeting of property owners of
said district and direct the manner of giving notice by publication
thereof. The owners of property within the district present at such
meeting shall elect nine (9) directors who shall hold their office
until the next general election, at which time their successors
shall be elected. The property owners present at such first meeting
shall adopt the bylaws of the district. At the first general
election after organization of the district the three qualified
persons receiving the highest number of votes for member of board of
directors of the district shall hold their respective offices for
the term of six (6) years. The three qualified persons receiving
the next highest number of votes shall be elected for four (4)
years, and the three qualified persons having the next highest
number of votes shall be elected for two (2) years. Each two (2)
years thereafter, there shall be elected for a term of six (6) years
three members of said board of directors. The board of directors of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers Page 459
the district shall submit, within fifteen (15) days before the
filing period of any district election, a resolution to the
secretary of the county election board conducting said election.
The resolution shall contain the following:
1. The date of the election; and
2. The offices to be filled or the questions to be voted upon
at the election; and
3. Qualifications for the offices; and
4. Any other information necessary for conducting said
election.
The regular election in the district shall be held at the same time
as the general election in this state. All polling places of
precincts, all or any part of which include areas within the
boundaries of the district, shall be supplied ballots for the
purpose of permitting electors of the district to vote for members
of the board of directors of the district. Filing for the office of
member of the board of directors shall be with the county election
board on a nonpartisan basis during the regular filing period for
state and county offices and shall be done without the payment of a
filing fee and without filing of a petition in support of the
candidate's candidacy. Vacancies on the board shall be filled, for
the unexpired term thereof, by the board of directors.
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