Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4404: Board of Trustees - Tenure - Election of successors -

Vacancies.

(a) The governing board of a community junior college shall be

known as the Board of Trustees and shall be composed of seven (7)

members who are qualified electors of the junior college district,

as follows: Position No. 1, with a term expiring one (1) year from

the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and each seven

(7) years thereafter; Position No. 2, with a term expiring two (2)

years from the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and

each seven (7) years thereafter; Position No. 3, with a term

expiring three (3) years from the effective date of the first

appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years thereafter; Position

No. 4, with a term expiring four (4) years from the effective date

of the first appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years

thereafter; Position No. 5, with a term expiring five (5) years from

the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and each seven

(7) years thereafter; Position No. 6, with a term expiring six (6)

years from the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and

each seven (7) years thereafter; Position No. 7, with a term

expiring seven (7) years from the effective date of the first

appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

(b) An election shall be held in such community each year, on

the fourth Tuesday in January, to select the successor of the member

of the governing board whose term expires during the year. Such

election shall be conducted by the county election board of the

county having the greatest part of the territory in the community.

Each elected member shall be elected for a term of seven (7) years,

and until his successor is elected and qualified. Vacancies in the

membership of the board shall be filled by the remaining members of

the board, for a period extending until the next regular community

junior college district election, at which time an election

conducted as provided in this section shall be held to fill any

balance of the unexpired term; provided however, that if the board

does not fill the vacancy by appointment within seventy (70) days

after the same occurs, it shall be mandatory on the part of the

county election board to call a special election to fill the vacancy

for the unexpired term, which election shall be held for the

election of a board member only and said election shall be conducted

in the same manner as the regular election.