Opinion

Opinion No.

Court
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Filed
Mar 9, 1981
Status
Published
On the bench
JAN ERIC CARTWRIGHT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 43.7%

The opinion

OPINION — AG — ** DUAL OFFICE HOLDING ** A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION AND A TOWN MARSHALL ARE BOTH PUBLIC OFFICERS. A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TOWN MARSHALL, BOTH HOLD POSITIONS INVESTED WITH SOVEREIGN POWER AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT. PURSUANT TO 51 O.S. 1971 6 [ 51-6 ], ONE CANNOT HOLD THE POSITION AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TOWN MARSHALL AT THE SAME TIME. (DUAL OFFICE HOLDING, POLICE OFFICERS, OFFICERS, SCHOOL BOARD, "A MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LONG BEEN REGARDED AS A PUBLIC OFFICER OR A POSITION OF PUBLIC TRUST" — GIBSON V. CROWDER, 165 P.2d 628 CITE: 11 O.S. 1979 Supp., 12-111 [ 11-12-111 ], OPINION NO. 77-180 (STEPHEN F. SHANBOUR) ** SEE OPINION NO. 91-656 (1991) ** SEE OPINION NO. 91-572 (1991) ** SEE OPINION NO. 92-583 (1992)

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