Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-902.2: Creation and organization of district

A. Whenever ten persons who are holders of title to lands in a

county located outside of the corporate limits of any incorporated

city or town, or fifty-one percent (51%) of the property owners in

the proposed district, shall petition the board of county

commissioners of the county in which such area owned by them is

located for the formation of a rural road improvement district, and

the petitioners comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Rural

Road Improvement District Act, the board of county commissioners may

enter its order organizing such district, and when so organized such

district shall have the powers conferred herein or such as hereafter

may be conferred by law upon such rural road improvement districts.

B. 1. The board of county commissioners is authorized to

determine whether the election for organization of a rural road

improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures

set out in Section 902.5 of this title or pursuant to the procedures

set out in Section 902.20 of this title.

2. The board of county commissioners is authorized to determine

whether the elections for directors of a duly organized rural road

improvement district shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions

of Section 902.6 of this title or pursuant to the procedures set out

in Section 902.21 of this title.

C. 1. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary,

if no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board

of county commissioners may only conduct the election for the

proposed organization of a rural road improvement district pursuant

to the procedures set out in Section 902.20 of this title.

2. Despite any provisions in this section to the contrary, if

no persons reside in the proposed rural road district, the board of

county commissioners may only conduct the election for directors of

a duly organized rural road improvement district pursuant to the

procedures set out in Section 902.21 of this title.