Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2203
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Commission membership - Appointment and tenure
Official statutory text
A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission shall be an
advisory body to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department and shall consist of eight (8) members who
shall serve a term of six (6) years. Effective January 14, 2019,
all duties and powers of the Commission shall be transferred to the
Executive Director. Any provision in statute that provides to the
Commission authority that is not advisory in nature shall be deemed
to grant the duty or power to the Executive Director. No more than
one Commission member shall be from any one county. The Lieutenant
Governor shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the
Commission.
B. One member shall be appointed from each congressional
district, who shall be a resident and a qualified elector in the
district from which appointed, and the remaining members shall be
appointed from the state at large. If congressional districts are
redrawn each member appointed shall complete the current term of
office at which time a new appointment shall be made in compliance
with the redrawn congressional district.
C. Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor. Whenever a vacancy on the Commission
occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill
the same by appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
and the appointee shall hold office during the unexpired term. Each
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member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and
qualified.
D. With the exception of the ex officio, no member of the
Commission shall seek election to a federal, state, or county office
while serving on the Commission.
advisory body to the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and
Recreation Department and shall consist of eight (8) members who
shall serve a term of six (6) years. Effective January 14, 2019,
all duties and powers of the Commission shall be transferred to the
Executive Director. Any provision in statute that provides to the
Commission authority that is not advisory in nature shall be deemed
to grant the duty or power to the Executive Director. No more than
one Commission member shall be from any one county. The Lieutenant
Governor shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the
Commission.
B. One member shall be appointed from each congressional
district, who shall be a resident and a qualified elector in the
district from which appointed, and the remaining members shall be
appointed from the state at large. If congressional districts are
redrawn each member appointed shall complete the current term of
office at which time a new appointment shall be made in compliance
with the redrawn congressional district.
C. Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor. Whenever a vacancy on the Commission
occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill
the same by appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
and the appointee shall hold office during the unexpired term. Each
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 884
member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and
qualified.
D. With the exception of the ex officio, no member of the
Commission shall seek election to a federal, state, or county office
while serving on the Commission.
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