Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-16-302: Municipalities required to hold town meetings -

Election - Ordinance providing alternative procedure - Repeal of

ordinance.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, Section 16-301 et

seq. of this title, all municipalities with fewer than two thousand

(2,000) residents, according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,

that are not governed by charter, shall elect officers and consider

questions raised by initiative or referendum, pursuant to Section

15-101 et seq. of this title, at biennial town meetings or special

town meetings of the voters of each municipality as provided in this

act. Provided, that a municipality of fewer than two thousand

(2,000) residents may at any time adopt an ordinance requiring that

its officers shall be elected and initiative and referendum

questions shall be decided only through elections conducted by the

county election board pursuant to Section 16-101 et seq. of this

title. Any municipality that passes an ordinance pursuant to this

section shall upon adoption of the ordinance provide a copy of the

ordinance to the county election board of the county in which the

municipality is located.

B. If the ordinance is repealed, elections of the municipality

shall be at a town meeting. The municipality shall provide a copy

of the repealer to the county election board of the county in which

the municipality is located. If a municipality with fewer than two

thousand (2,000) residents fails to hold its regular municipal

elections as required by law, the municipality shall be subject to

the provisions of the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, Section 16-301 et

seq. of this title; provided, further, that such municipality may

adopt a resolution requiring that its elections be conducted by the

county election board as provided in this section.