389.42 District or county annexation; date; procedure.

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Sec. 42.

(1)In the annexation of a local school district, if the resolution and approval are filed with the secretary more than 90 or less than 21 days before the date of a regular school election, the board of education of the district shall request that the school district filing official call a special school election for voting on the annexation on the regular election day specified by the secretary of the board of trustees of the community college district. If the resolution and approval are filed more than 20 days but less than 91 days before the date of the regular school election, the board of education of the local school district shall request that the school district filing official submit the annexation proposition to the electors at the regular school election.

(2)In the annexation of an intermediate school district, the secretary of the intermediate school board of the intermediate school district in writing shall direct the board of education of each component local school district to submit the annexation propositions to the electors of the school district. Each school district shall request that the school district filing official hold the election at the time of the regular school election if notification is given more than 20 but less than 91 days before the date of the regular school election. Otherwise, each board of education shall request that the school district filing official call a special election to consider the annexation propositions.

(3)In the annexation of a county, if the resolution and approval are filed more than 90 days or less than 21 days before the date of the next general election, the school district filing official shall call a special election within the county to consider the annexation propositions. If the resolution and approval are filed less than 91 days but more than 20 days before the next general election, then the annexation propositions shall be submitted to the electors of the county at that election.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 488 , Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 306 , Eff. Jan. 1, 2005