Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. School District Trustees
20-3-306. Conduct of election

20-3-306. Conduct of election. (1) The trustees of each district shall call a trustee election on the regular school election day of each school fiscal year under the provisions of 20-20-201, except as provided in 20-3-313. The trustees shall call and conduct the trustee election in the manner prescribed in this title for school elections and Title 13. Any elector qualified to vote under the provisions of 20-20-301 may vote at a trustee election.
(2) The trustee election ballots must be substantially in the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOTSCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Make an X or similar mark in the vacant square before the name of the candidate for whom you wish to vote.
Vote for (indicate number to be elected) for a 3-year term:
☐ (List the names of the candidates for a 3-year term with a vacant square in front of each name.)
Vote for (indicate number to be elected) for a 2-year term:
☐ (List the names of the candidates for a 2-year term with a vacant square in front of each name.)
Vote for (indicate number to be elected) for a 1-year term:
☐ (List the names of the candidates for a 1-year term with a vacant square in front of each name.)
History: En. 75-5915 by Sec. 44, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 165, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 259, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5915; amd. Sec. 352, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 132, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 49, L. 2015.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 20. Education

Chapter 3. Elected Officials

Part 3. School District Trustees

20-3-301. Election and term of office

20-3-302. Legislative intent to elect less than majority of trustees

20-3-303. Term of vacated trustee position after election

20-3-304. Repealed

20-3-305. Candidate qualification, filing deadline, and withdrawal

20-3-306. Conduct of election

20-3-307. Qualification and oath

20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position

20-3-309. Filling vacated trustee position -- appointee qualification and term of office

20-3-310. Trustee removal

20-3-311. Trustee travel reimbursement and compensation of secretary for joint board

20-3-312. Trustees of district affected by boundary change

20-3-313. Election by acclamation -- notice

20-3-314. through 20-3-320 reserved

20-3-321. Organization and officers

20-3-322. Meetings and quorum

20-3-323. District policy and record of acts

20-3-324. Powers and duties

20-3-325. Clerk of district

20-3-326. through 20-3-329 reserved

20-3-330. District self-funded health benefit plan reserve funds -- exception for dissolution of plan

20-3-331. Purchase of insurance -- self-insurance plan

20-3-332. Personal immunity of trustees

20-3-333. Repealed

20-3-334. and 20-3-335 reserved

20-3-336. Single-member trustee districts -- legislative intent -- minority defined

20-3-337. Plan for creating single-member trustee districts -- petition election

20-3-338. Trustees elected by single-member district

20-3-339. and 20-3-340 reserved

20-3-341. Number of trustee positions in elementary districts -- transition

20-3-342. Determination of terms after consolidation of elementary districts

20-3-343. Determination of terms after change of district classification

20-3-344. Repealed

20-3-345. through 20-3-350 reserved

20-3-351. Number of trustee positions in high school districts

20-3-352. Request and determination of number of high school district additional trustee positions -- nonvoting trustee

20-3-353. Establishment and purpose of trustee nominating districts

20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments

20-3-355. Determination of terms after establishment or reestablishment of additional trustee positions

20-3-356. Membership of elected trustees of county high school district and nomination of candidates

20-3-357. through 20-3-360 reserved

20-3-361. Joint board of trustees organization and voting membership

20-3-362. Powers of joint board of trustees

20-3-363. Multidistrict agreements -- fund transfers