Oklahoma § 36-2703.1 - Representative form of government defined

§ 36-2703.1. Representative form of government defined

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 twothirds (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.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 76, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.