Where the office of county superintendent of education has been made appointive under the provisions of Section 37-5-63, the same may thereafter be made elective in such county by a petition filed and election held in the same manner provided in said section, all of the provisions of which shall be applicable to such proceedings. Where such change is made from the appointive method back to the elective method the same shall become effective at the date for the commencement of the term of office of other county offices next succeeding such election, and the county superintendent of education of such county shall be elected at the preceding election at the same time and in the same manner as other county officers are elected. Nothing herein shall be construed, however, to authorize the calling of a special election under any of the provisions of this section more often than once in any four years.
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Chapter 5 - County Boards of Education and Superintendents
County Superintendents of Education
§ 37-5-63. Establishment of position as appointive office
§ 37-5-65. Reestablishment of position as elective office
§ 37-5-66. Appointment of superintendent by county board of education in certain counties