Oklahoma Attorney General Reports January 31, 1972 (Opinion No. 71-433 (1971) Ag)

TERM OF TOWN BOARD APPOINTEES Title 11 O.S. 24 [11-24] (1971), requires that appointees who fill va cancies in town boards of trustees may serve only until the next election held in the town, and may not serve the remainder of an unexpired term of office. The Attorney General has considered your opinion request wherein you ask the meaning of the words "next election" as they appear in 11 O.S.