Affidavit of Petitioners.
Oklahoma City Charter, art. VI, § 5
in effectSection 5. - Affidavit of Petitioners.
Before any petition for the recall of an officer is circulated for signatures thereto, an affidavit in triplicate shall be made by a person or persons representing at least 100 qualified electors, who shall be named in the affidavit and filed with the City Clerk, proposing such recall and setting forth a statement in not more than 200 words giving the grounds therefor. One of such affidavits shall be sent by registered mail to the residence address of the officer sought to be recalled, and the said officer shall have five days after the filing of such affidavit to formulate and deliver to the person or persons making the affidavit a statement in not more than 200 words setting forth the reasons justifying said officer's conduct. These reasons for and against the recall of said officer shall be printed in the heading of each petition circulated; provided, that if no reason against the recall is submitted by the said officer, the petition shall be valid if otherwise conforming to the provisions hereof.
(Charter, 3-14-1911; am. 4-2-1957)
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_S5AFPEFetched: 10/28/2026