Oklahoma § 19-902.20 - Conduct of district organization elections
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-902.20 — Conduct of district organization elections, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-902.20. Conduct of district organization elections
Elections to determine whether a rural road improvement district
will be organized may be conducted at a mass meeting or convention
of the owners of real property in and residents of the district, or
if there are no residents of the district, the owners of real
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers
property in the district, who are qualified to vote. The chair of
the board of county commissioners or his or her designee shall
preside at the meeting and the voting shall be by secret ballot.
The presiding officer shall have the authority to appoint a
secretary of the meeting and the commissioner and secretary shall
certify results of the election to the board of county commissioners
who shall meet on the second Monday next following the election and
proceed to determine the percentage of votes cast. If, upon such
determination, at least three-fifths (3/5) of all the votes cast are
"Rural Road Improvement District - Yes", the board shall, by order
declare such territory duly organized as a rural road improvement
district under the name designated. The order shall be filed for
record in the office of the county clerk and from that date the
district shall be complete.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 291, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 1994. Amended
by Laws 1997, c. 218, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-902.20 ("Conduct of district organization elections") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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