Elective Officers May be Removed by Recall.
Oklahoma City Charter, art. VI, § 1
in effectSection 1. - Elective Officers May be Removed by Recall.
The holder of any elective office may be removed at any time after six months from the date of accession to said office by the electors qualified to vote for the election of a successor to such incumbent, in the following manner:
Thirty-five per cent of the qualified electors of the area from which the incumbent was elected as shown by the County registration records at the time the petitions are filed must file with the City Clerk petitions demanding the election of a successor to the person sought to be removed; provided, that said petitions, within 60 days of the commencement thereof, and the filing of the affidavits required, shall be filed with the City Clerk, and each and all of them contain in the heading thereof the reason for said recall in not more than 200 words, and the reasons against such recall in not more than 200 words.
(Charter, 3-14-1911; am. 4-2-1957; am. 8-4-2021)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKCH_ARTVIREELOF_S1ELOFMABEREREFetched: 10/28/2026