Municipality has lost population and is now below 2,000 residents. Therefore, municipality has to pass an ordinance requesting that the county election board conduct future elections. Does anyone have an ordinance they are willing to share so I don't have to reinvent the wheel? Thanks in advance. Phillip N. Morton, J.D. P.O. Box 1886 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580-759-0049 Fax: 580-759-2177 Email: MortonLawOffice@gmail.com CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION: This electronic mail transmission, as well as any attachments, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED by law. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us by replying to this email or by calling *580-759-0049*.

Many of the small communities have switched to town meetings as authorized below. Much less expense that county election board Title 11. Cities and Towns [https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/images/_STATUTE.gif?dbcode=STOKST11&citeid=75949] [https://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif]<https://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST>Oklahoma Statutes Citationized [https://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif] <https://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST11> Title 11. Cities and Towns [https://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif] <https://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST11#Chapter1-OklahomaMunicipalCode> Chapter 1 - Oklahoma Municipal Code [https://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDFolderOpen.gif] <https://www.oscn.net/applications/OCISWeb/index.asp?level=1&ftdb=STOKST11#ArticleXVI-MunicipalElections> Article Article XVI - Municipal Elections [https://www.oscn.net/Images/Applications/search/WDDocument.gif] Section 16-302 - Required Town Meetings - Repealed Ordinances Cite as: O.S. §, __ __ ________________________________ A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, Section 16-301<https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeid=75948> 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<https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeid=75909> 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<https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeid=75919> 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<https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeid=75948> 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. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This transmission is protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and intended to be delivered only to the named addressee(s) This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is or may be an attorney-client communication and as such privileged and confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. s/ David A. Davis LAW OFFICE OF DAVID A. DAVIS 4312 N. Classen Blvd. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118 405 840-6353 405 557-0777 (FAX) ddavislaw@live.com<mailto:ddavislaw@live.com> ________________________________ From: Phillip Morton <mortonlawoffice@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 1:08 PM To: OAMA luistserv <oama@lists.imla.org> Subject: [Oama] Election Ordinance Municipality has lost population and is now below 2,000 residents. Therefore, municipality has to pass an ordinance requesting that the county election board conduct future elections. Does anyone have an ordinance they are willing to share so I don't have to reinvent the wheel? Thanks in advance. Phillip N. Morton, J.D. P.O. Box 1886 Ada, OK 74820 Phone: 580-759-0049 Fax: 580-759-2177 Email: MortonLawOffice@gmail.com<mailto:MortonLawOffice@gmail.com> CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION: This electronic mail transmission, as well as any attachments, may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED by law. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify us by replying to this email or by calling 580-759-0049.