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Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-114: Conduct of special elections held for electing

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officers.

A. When the office of a municipal elected official is to be

filled at a special partisan election, the resolution or order of

the governing body calling the election shall contain the following

facts:

1. A filing period of three (3) days which shall begin not more

than twenty (20) days from the date the resolution or order is

required to be filed with the county election board;

2. The date of the special primary election, not less than

forty-five (45) days after the close of the filing period; and

3. The date of the special general election, not less than

forty-five (45) days after the date of the primary election. A copy

of the resolution or order shall be filed with the secretary of the

county election board not less than sixty (60) days preceding the

date of the special primary election. The election shall be

conducted under the laws applicable to general municipal elections.

B. When the office of a municipal elected official is to be

filled at a special nonpartisan election, the resolution or order of

the governing body calling the election shall contain the following

facts:

1. A filing period of three (3) days which shall begin not more

than twenty (20) days from the date the resolution or order is

required to be filed with the county election board;

2. The date of the special general election, not less than

forty-five (45) days after the close of the filing period. A copy

of the resolution or order shall be filed with the secretary of the

county election board not less than sixty (60) days preceding the

date of the special general election.

C. Special municipal elections may be called only on dates

established by subsection B of Section 3-101 of Title 26 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

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