20-15-221. Election of trustees after organization of community college district.
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20-15-221 . Election of trustees after organization of community college district.
(1)After organization, the registered electors of the community college district qualified to vote under the provisions of 20-20-301 shall annually vote for trustees on the regular school election day provided for in 20-20-105 (1). The election must be conducted in accordance with the election provisions of this title whenever the provisions are made applicable to community college districts. Pursuant to 20-15-208 , the elections must be conducted by the county election administrator on the order of the board of trustees of the community college district. The order must be transmitted to the appropriate trustees at least 85 days prior to the regular school election day.
(2)Notice of the community college district trustee election must be given as provided in 13-1-108 .
(3)If trustees are elected other than at large throughout the entire district, then only those qualified electors within the area from which the trustee or trustees are to be elected may cast their ballots for the trustee or trustees from that area.
(4)Candidates for the office of trustee shall file their declarations of candidacy with the county election administrator within the time period specified in 20-3-305 (2).
(5)All costs incident to election of the community college trustees must be borne by the community college district, including one-half of the compensation of the judges for the school elections.