Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-2703.1
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Representative form of government defined
Official statutory text
A society has a representative form of government when:
1. It has a supreme governing body constituted in one of the
following ways:
a. Assembly. The supreme governing body is an assembly
composed of delegates elected directly by the members
or at intermediate assemblies or conventions of
members or their representatives, together with other
delegates as may be prescribed in the society's laws.
A society may provide for election of delegates by
mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a
majority in number and shall not have less than two-
thirds (2/3) of the votes and not less than the number
of votes required to amend the society's laws. The
assembly shall be elected and shall meet at least once
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every four (4) years and shall elect a board of
directors to conduct the business of the society
between meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the
board of directors between elections may be filled in
the manner prescribed by the society's laws, or
b. Direct Election. The supreme governing body is a
board composed of persons elected by the members,
either directly or by their representatives in
intermediate assemblies, and any other persons
prescribed in the society's laws. A society may
provide for election of the board by mail. Each term
of a board member may not exceed four (4) years.
Vacancies on the board between elections may be filled
in the manner prescribed by the society's laws. Those
persons elected to the board shall constitute a
majority in number and not less than the number of
votes required to amend the society's laws. A person
filling the unexpired term of an elected board member
shall be considered to be an elected member. The
board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the
business of the society;
2. The officers of the society are elected either by the
supreme governing body or by the board of directors;
3. Only benefit members are eligible for election to the
supreme governing body, the board of directors or any intermediate
assembly; and
4. Each voting member has one vote; no vote may be cast by
proxy.
1. It has a supreme governing body constituted in one of the
following ways:
a. Assembly. The supreme governing body is an assembly
composed of delegates elected directly by the members
or at intermediate assemblies or conventions of
members or their representatives, together with other
delegates as may be prescribed in the society's laws.
A society may provide for election of delegates by
mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a
majority in number and shall not have less than two-
thirds (2/3) of the votes and not less than the number
of votes required to amend the society's laws. The
assembly shall be elected and shall meet at least once
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every four (4) years and shall elect a board of
directors to conduct the business of the society
between meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the
board of directors between elections may be filled in
the manner prescribed by the society's laws, or
b. Direct Election. The supreme governing body is a
board composed of persons elected by the members,
either directly or by their representatives in
intermediate assemblies, and any other persons
prescribed in the society's laws. A society may
provide for election of the board by mail. Each term
of a board member may not exceed four (4) years.
Vacancies on the board between elections may be filled
in the manner prescribed by the society's laws. Those
persons elected to the board shall constitute a
majority in number and not less than the number of
votes required to amend the society's laws. A person
filling the unexpired term of an elected board member
shall be considered to be an elected member. The
board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the
business of the society;
2. The officers of the society are elected either by the
supreme governing body or by the board of directors;
3. Only benefit members are eligible for election to the
supreme governing body, the board of directors or any intermediate
assembly; and
4. Each voting member has one vote; no vote may be cast by
proxy.
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