A. If the term of an elected officer as set forth in the notice of the last election for the office will expire in an even-numbered year, a regular municipal election or town meeting, if the municipality is subject to the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act, shall be held in order to elect a successor. The term of the successor shall be either three (3) or five (5) years as necessary in order to comply with the provisions of Section 16-101 et seq. of this title. Thereafter, the term of said office shall be four (4) years. Any such election or town meeting held in an even-numbered year shall be conducted in the manner provided by law applicable to municipal elections or town meetings, whichever is appropriate.
B. If the term of an elected officer as set forth in the notice of the last election for the office will expire in an odd-numbered year, but the term of office does not coincide with the offices named in Section 16-201 et seq. of this title, a regular municipal election or town meeting shall be held in order to elect a successor. The term of the successor shall be either two (2) or four (4) years as necessary in order to comply with the provisions of Section 16-101 et seq. of this title. Thereafter, the term of said office shall be four (4) years.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 126, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1988, c. 105, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
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