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1st |
3/13/07 |
New |
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2nd |
3/13/07 |
Revised |
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Approved |
3/13/07 |
Substitute |
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002.0220 BOARD MEMBERS: ELECTIONS AND
REAPPORTIONMENT
NEW POLICY REPLACES
002.0410 MEMERSHIP OF THE BOARD (APPROVED 10/17/85)
1.0 TERM
The term of office for an elected member shall
be four years, except as required because of reapportionment as set forth
below, and begins on the first Monday in January following the election.
2.0 CANDIDACY
An individual may become a candidate for
election to the Board by filing a declaration of candidacy with the county
clerk and paying the fee as required in Utah Code Ann. 20A-9-202.
3.0 ELECTIONS
[Option for 5 member boards] No more than three
(3) members may be elected to the board in any election year, unless otherwise
required as a consequence of reapportionment, as set forth below, or to fill a
vacancy by election under Policy BBC.
4.0 REAPPORTIONMENT DOES NOT
CUT SHORT BOARD MEMBER TERMS
Reapportionment does not affect the right of any
school board member to complete the term for which the member was elected.
5.0 REPRESENTATION OF SCHOOL
BOARD DISTRICTS AFTER REAPPORTIONMENT
5.1 If after reapportionment
only one board member whose term extends beyond reapportionment lives within a
reapportioned school board district, that board member shall represent that
school board district.
5.2 If after reapportionment
two or more members whose terms extend beyond reapportionment live within a
reapportioned school board district, the members involved shall select one
member by lot to represent that school board district.
5.2.1
The
other members shall serve at-large for the remainder of their terms.
5.2.2
Notwithstanding
the number of board members otherwise established by law, the at-large board
members shall serve in addition to the designated number of board members for
the board in question for the remainder of their terms.
5.3 If after reapportionment
there is no board member living within a school board district whose term
extends beyond reapportionment, the seat for the school board district shall be
treated as vacant and filled as provided in policy 002.0230.
6.0 ADJUSTMENT OF TERM
LENGTHS BECAUSE OF REAPPORTIONMENT
If, before an election affected by
reapportionment, the county or municipal legislative body that conducted the
reapportionment determines that one ore more members must be elected to terms
of two years to meet this part’s requirements for staggered terms, the
legislative body shall determine by lot which of the reapportioned local school
board districts will elect members to two-year terms and which will elect members
to four-year terms. All subsequent elections are for four-year terms.