Oklahoma § 19-902.6 - Directors - Meetings - Terms - Bylaws - Election

§ 19-902.6. Directors - Meetings - Terms - Bylaws - Election

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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

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.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 93, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.