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
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
20-3-305. Candidate qualification, filing deadline, and withdrawal
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
20-3-311. 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
20-3-323. District policy and record of acts
20-3-326. through 20-3-329 reserved
20-3-331. Purchase of insurance -- self-insurance plan
20-3-332. Personal immunity of trustees
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
20-3-345. through 20-3-350 reserved
20-3-351. Number of trustee positions in high school districts
20-3-353. Establishment and purpose of trustee nominating districts
20-3-354. Redetermination of additional trustee positions and subsequent adjustments
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