Editing Comanche County, Oklahoma (section)

==Law and government==
[[File:Comanche County Oklahoma courthouse.jpg|right|thumb|upright 1.2|Comanche County Courthouse]]
Comanche County has a [[county commission]] comprising three members elected by [[district#United States|district]]. Commissioners from each district serve four-year staggered terms in partisan elections. Boundaries are set once every 10 years following the federal [[census]]. The Board is responsible for inspecting and approving county programs and facilities, supervise the performance county officials, maintaining the county infrastructure, as well as overseeing the financial affairs of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=97|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=Board of Commissioners|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513052417/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=97|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, the commissioners were District 1 Gail Turner, District 2 Ron Kirby, and District 3 Don Hawthorne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=118|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 1|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133216/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=118|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=119|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 2|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133237/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=119|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=120|author=Comanche County, Oklahoma|title=District 3|access-date=March 20, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402133311/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=120|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to the county commissioners, other elected county officials include: [[District Attorney]], [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]], [[Treasurer]], [[Tax assessment|Assessor]], [[Clerk (municipal official)|County Clerk]], and [[Court clerk]].<ref name="NaCo">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=40031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211093146/http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=40031|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2012|author=National Association of Counties|title=Comanche County, OK|access-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>

At the federal level, Lawton lies in [[Oklahoma's 4th congressional district|Oklahoma 4th Congressional district]], represented by [[Tom Cole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |publisher=Oklahoma House of Senate |title=2002 Congressional Districts |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528013434/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/images/districts/2002_cong_districts.gif |archive-date=May 28, 2010 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma Senate|State Senate]], the county is represented by District 31 (Don Barrington) and 32 (Dusty Deevers).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist31/dist31_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 31 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527233306/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist31/dist31_map.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist32/dist32_map.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |title=Senate District 32 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232925/http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/districts/dist32/dist32_map.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> In the [[Oklahoma House of Representatives|House]], District 50 (Dennis Johnson), 62 (T.W. Shannon), 63 (Don Armes), 64 (Ann Coody), 65 (Joe Dorman) covers the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/Districts/DistrictsByCounty.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/Districts/DistrictsByCounty.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives | title=House Districts by County | access-date=September 17, 2011 }}</ref>